1. No one in my family has the same last name that I do. Not anymore, I mean ( Read more... )

When I first read that quote, the person that came to mind right away was my little sister so this is about her. Yeah, the entry's probably a little more personal than my usual ones, but does it matter? I'm the big brother; I get to talk about her as much as I want ( Read more... )

Alright, so I can say that this past year was wonderful and perfect and all that, but... Well, it wasn't. Not really. Honestly, this past year was just some sort of a big roller coaster ride. And not a pleasant one at that, I might add; it had too many downs and not enough ups. Started out okay but after March things just unraveled and it was just ( Read more... )

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The only "ancestors" that really mean anything to me are my grandparents, because they took me in after I was born. I never really knew my grandmother since she passed away when I was two, and my grandfather pretty much raised me on his own since then. But I've said that thousands of times already, so that's nothing new ( Read more... )

Continuing from this; set for later in the day."Hannah, do you think I'm being a bad older brother ( Read more... )

It was a little unclear how long he had been sleeping for, but it was a sudden weight on his chest that woke him up. Actually, it was that and the feeling of someone poking at his arm. Frowning, he opened his eyes and looked up to see who the hell had dared to wake him when he had actually been sleeping, but his frown lessened when he realized it ( Read more... )

As much as Michael has tried to concentrate on the paperwork that's waiting on his desk, he hasn't been able to get past a couple of words and numbers all morning. By the time noon rolled around it was hard to tell how many times he had started and how many times more he'd just lean back against his chair and stare out the window. Maybe that was ( Read more... )

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I've had a lot of 'chance encounters' that have changed me. My meeting Logan, for instance, was all by chance and that little boy became like a son to me. My meeting some of my closest friends was also by luck, a good luck that I didn't even really know I still had. But...there's one that really stands out in my memory because that chance encounter ( Read more... )