You'll never be alone again.

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If you have ever been over my house, here is your invitation to come over again. It is very much a different place. We are burning my mother's presence out of the house in every way possible. It is kind of disturbing how easy it is to make someone not exist. Leave their mail in a bag by the door. When telemarketers call, tell them she doesn't live here anymore.

The dynamic in the house is much different. My mother stopped doing anything for the family months ago, but she was around here, at least. Now with only my father and I, things turn adversarial very quickly. If I don't do something, it is taken as a demand that he do it, else it doesn't get done. Melissa said it will teach Scott to be part of the team. I hope so.

I am getting very frustrated with being alone. When my dad is gone Scott is gone, and I am left adrift. School's start will be very good for me.

In the meantime I finally organized all my lists of books I need to read into one horrible behemoth, and if I read half of that list in my lifetime I will expect some sort of trophy (posthumous, of course).

Here are the day's hits:

Los Campesinos - We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives
Elvis Perkins - All The Night Without Love
Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
Justice vs. Simian - We Are Your Friends
Spoon - The Underdog