It sucks being in a city alone. I don't really have a lot of friends in Lansing and the ones I do have are often too busy to do anything anyway. I spend most of my time by myself, which is exactly what I want to do. But that worries me. I find that I'm getting more depressed the more time I spend alone. Which in turn just makes me want to spend ( Read more... )

 I'm finally feeling better after being sick for the last week. I must have sounded/looked as bad as I felt because everyone, my mom included, seemed to notice. Mom even stopped bugging me about finding something productive to fill my free time. Although, now she's wanting me to join an aerobics class with her. I'm not sure if she just really wants ( Read more... )

the way I see it, luck eventually has to be on your side. there are only so many things that can go wrong before something has to go right. well I've had my share of bad luck, I'm ready for the good. here's a look at my life the past couple days.

despite feeling crappy, I went to work wednesday so that I could save my call in for when matt is in ( Read more... )

 After two months of not drinking, I finally went to the bar last night. I figured that it would be a good thing to add to my list of things I'm giving up for lent, so I should get in that last drink before returning to my alcohol free lifestyle. Now I'm wondering why I went. Mostly I wanted an excuse to get out of the house and do something and ( Read more... )

1. Find the nearest book you're reading.
2. Turn to page 123.
3. Locate the fifth sentence on that page.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.

From The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut:

"The Commandos had disappeared quietly in the dead of night a month before. They had taken off in their space ships, their faces blackened, their dog ( Read more... )

Today I discovered that I could fit the body of an adult person in the trunk of my car rather comfortably. I was cleaning out my trunk, but couldn't reach something in the back, so I climbed in to get it. But anyway, the reason I was cleaning out my trunk was because of the car curse going around Lansing. Matt's mom was in a car accident earlier ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I've been on here, so I thought I'd put up a quick update. Everything in my life is more or less the same as always. Mom's been so busy taking care of my grandpa, who is home from the nursing home now, that she hasn't really had time to nag me about anything. That's made my life unusually peaceful here. Erin decided to quit ( Read more... )

 The new year started with quite the scare. My grandpa was taken to the hospital with internal bleeding yet again. He's ok and back at the nursing home now, but it worries me because they don't seem to have any explanation for it and no way of stopping it from happening again. His mind is going, he seems unmotivated to get walking again, and he ( Read more... )

 My dad is going to a funeral tomorrow. The wife of the man who was his best man passed away earlier this week. They knew it was coming for a long time. It's hard enough as it is to lose someone you love, but it's Christmas time now. I know how much harder that makes it. My uncle died on Christmas Eve many years ago and I saw what it did to my aunt ( Read more... )

 I got my car back. Turns out the battery was bad. I had never replaced it since I've owned the car, so it doesn't really surprise me. Too bad it died in Grand Rapids though. If I were in Lansing, there are a number of people who could have fixed it so all I would have had to pay for is the battery itself. Instead I paid $140 for the battery and ( Read more... )