Good bye LiveJournal
Well, it's finally happened. The firewall at work now blocks livejournal. (but not Xanga, go figure) That pretty much means that I won't be reading LJ with any regularity since I get on the computer at home so infrequently. And it's not like I post a lot here anyway.
Of course, in the two days since I've not read LJ, there's been a flurry of posting by some people on my flist that hardly ever post on LJ. Just my luck...
This has been a pretty shitty week. Work has been a pain. Many of my friends are going through some kind of strife. My world hasn't been any fun either. I think it was rowangolightly a week or two ago that observed that so many people seem to be in distress these days. It's like 2006 is just going to be a generally crappy year for a whole lot of people.
I got a call from my Mom Wednesday night. She started the conversation with "Have you heard from Grandma Seeley?" pause You only start a conversation like that if someone has died or is seriously sick or injured... My first thought is that my father, who I don't talk to, has died. Or perhaps an Aunt or Uncle on my father's side. It turns out that one of my cousins, the daughter of one of my first cousins, was killed. Murdered, apparently.
I'm not particularly close to my father's side of the family. It had to have been 13 or 14 years since the last time I visited my cousin Mike and family. Jennifer would have only been 12 or 13 at the time. I barely remember what she looked like so the news didn't upset me a great deal. That is, until I was shopping for a sympathy card and the tragedy of it started to sink in. She was only 26 and four months pregnant.
And on that not-so-pleasant note, I bid adieu to LiveJournal. Come visit me on Xanga.
Of course, in the two days since I've not read LJ, there's been a flurry of posting by some people on my flist that hardly ever post on LJ. Just my luck...
This has been a pretty shitty week. Work has been a pain. Many of my friends are going through some kind of strife. My world hasn't been any fun either. I think it was rowangolightly a week or two ago that observed that so many people seem to be in distress these days. It's like 2006 is just going to be a generally crappy year for a whole lot of people.
I got a call from my Mom Wednesday night. She started the conversation with "Have you heard from Grandma Seeley?" pause You only start a conversation like that if someone has died or is seriously sick or injured... My first thought is that my father, who I don't talk to, has died. Or perhaps an Aunt or Uncle on my father's side. It turns out that one of my cousins, the daughter of one of my first cousins, was killed. Murdered, apparently.
I'm not particularly close to my father's side of the family. It had to have been 13 or 14 years since the last time I visited my cousin Mike and family. Jennifer would have only been 12 or 13 at the time. I barely remember what she looked like so the news didn't upset me a great deal. That is, until I was shopping for a sympathy card and the tragedy of it started to sink in. She was only 26 and four months pregnant.
And on that not-so-pleasant note, I bid adieu to LiveJournal. Come visit me on Xanga.