You know your lj/online life is lame when all you post is "Sorry I've been MIA" umpteen times in a row. Over the course of months. Sigh ( Read more... )

Well, I'm gonna be an aunt again. Mind, I ain't too thrilled about it. It's the same brother I have to deal with like Brian Kinney deals with homophobes: 'It's not lying if they make you lie.' Smile in his face, say 'congrats' then walk away shaking your head, going, "God, WHY?" Otherwise, consider yourself disowned ( Read more... )

I'm in the middle of writing some Geek, but there've been a few things on my mind the last week or so. Nothing bad, but it's something I'm thinking deeply about/dwelling on for a long time now having to do with my growing-up. ( It came to a head in just driving down my meme's old street to get a glimpse of her house. )

We got about an hour of brilliant sunshine and warmth for about two hours (keeping that in to remind myself to check my posts a weeeeee bit better), after having a solid week of rain... aaaand the thunder's back. Dark clouds. It's a wonder the suicide rate in town hasn't gone up a few hundred notches ( Read more... )

What's scarier than losing your breaks in city traffic ( Read more... )

( *eyeroll* )

A'right, feeling a BIT better. I was up way too late last night finishing my Mom-Day fic, and slept in 'til 11. Pan got me verrrry neat stuff (and, well, let me sleep late, der)! 'Atlas of the Universe' book, flowers, astronaut ice cream and a new Fluxx deck. Our last one bit the dust ages ago. Yay! It helps the mood. He'd given me my favorite ( Read more... )

Random things ( Read more... )

( Family Stuff, or 'Can I just sit the f%$k down now?' (Pic heavy) )

It turns out that my cousin Jimmy's redeemed himself. He had a long talk with my mom about how they're going to try to do their OWN probate, instead of getting someone else. He's gonna investigate how, because there've been bad experiences in the family/with friends with mink coats and jewelry getting stolen by probate officers in the past. *cocks ( Read more... )