Family and blog stuff
First, LiveJournal has new templates, so I've been fiddling. I kind of like this one, except I think maybe I need to change my userpic. But I love that pick, so maybe I'll have to experiment some more.
Second, on the family side: I received an e-vite to my half-sister's wedding last night. Found it in my inbox this morning. But when I clicked on the link, it was dead. Same for the "fix" link sent an hour later. I'm assuming it's a technical problem. This is going to sound callous, but, well, it's not like I was going to attend the wedding anyway. I've met her twice -- once when she was an infant (I was 8) and once 4 or 5 years ago. We've spent maybe 1 hour in each other's company in our entire lives. [There's a half-brother, too, but I've never met him.]
The e-vite, I'm sure, was the thought of our stepmother (who did the emailing), who is very into family, and wants my father to have a better relationship with his children. Eh. To say that we are estranged would be an exaggeration, I think, since there isn't any argument or anger or anything like that. I have a father-figure in my life, and while I would like a relationship with my father, I'm not comfortable with the parental relationship and huggy-touchy-feely closeness that stepmom wants. I do like her, by the way.
I guess that I'll get her address and send a card and gift (or gift card). Unless the wedding is over Thanksgiving in Texas, I won't be attending, because my vacation days and travel dollars are already budgeted for the rest of the year.
Second, on the family side: I received an e-vite to my half-sister's wedding last night. Found it in my inbox this morning. But when I clicked on the link, it was dead. Same for the "fix" link sent an hour later. I'm assuming it's a technical problem. This is going to sound callous, but, well, it's not like I was going to attend the wedding anyway. I've met her twice -- once when she was an infant (I was 8) and once 4 or 5 years ago. We've spent maybe 1 hour in each other's company in our entire lives. [There's a half-brother, too, but I've never met him.]
The e-vite, I'm sure, was the thought of our stepmother (who did the emailing), who is very into family, and wants my father to have a better relationship with his children. Eh. To say that we are estranged would be an exaggeration, I think, since there isn't any argument or anger or anything like that. I have a father-figure in my life, and while I would like a relationship with my father, I'm not comfortable with the parental relationship and huggy-touchy-feely closeness that stepmom wants. I do like her, by the way.
I guess that I'll get her address and send a card and gift (or gift card). Unless the wedding is over Thanksgiving in Texas, I won't be attending, because my vacation days and travel dollars are already budgeted for the rest of the year.