On Random Things...Oh, and I'm Still Alive, BTW....
Wow...been forever since I've dropped by. Let's see...Lots has happened since then. Daughter #1 is in college, freshman year. Daughter #2 is 16 now and we're going to have to pursue the whole...y'know, learner's permit and driver's license thing, etc.
Mother has moved. Brother has moved. Sister has moved...sorta, new house, same town. Still counts for all that packing she's had to do.
Two of my four grandparents have died, one on mom's side, one on dad's side. Two great-aunts and a great-uncle have also passed. The great-aunts and uncle I didn't know very well, and wasn't terribly close to, but the two grandparents...they passed within 10 days of each other...that was rough stuff for awhile. That happened early in 2015, so I might have posted something about it here as I see my last entry was August...but I can't remember.
Have made some new friends, have pursued some new interests. Still making wallpapers, tho', although they are mostly Star Wars-centric these days. Haven't written much fic lately. But like an old friend, I suspect it'll come back around sooner or later. The writing, that is.
Hmm. What else? Oh, yeah. The "big" news. I turn 50 in a few days.
*crickets*
Yes, it's true, the big 5-0, and I don't mean the Hawaii kind, either. Have had some trouble wrapping my mind around that whole thing as I don't see how in the world I got here already. lol Boggles the mind. Even after all the time he's been gone, still feels weird to be at an age my Dad never reached. Haven't really contemplated that one *too* much; it just pretty much occurred to me, sitting here typing and it seemed like a good bloggy thing to say. But when I do think of it, it just seems so wrong.
I am aware, however, of wanting to make the next several years really really count, Lord willing. Time goes by SO fast. And I've wasted SO much.
Well, I certainly didn't mean this post to be a huge downer. It's just a number, I know, and dinner out will be a good celebration/distraction, although we haven't decided in where we're going yet. I haven't adequately described my emotions about it, really. I mean...I'm not depressed about it, per se but it all feels so strange. Weird.
Still workin' radio, runnin' my mouth, love my job. :) I guess that's all I have to report for now; I shall leave you with one of my more recent Star Wars wallpapers...
Mother has moved. Brother has moved. Sister has moved...sorta, new house, same town. Still counts for all that packing she's had to do.
Two of my four grandparents have died, one on mom's side, one on dad's side. Two great-aunts and a great-uncle have also passed. The great-aunts and uncle I didn't know very well, and wasn't terribly close to, but the two grandparents...they passed within 10 days of each other...that was rough stuff for awhile. That happened early in 2015, so I might have posted something about it here as I see my last entry was August...but I can't remember.
Have made some new friends, have pursued some new interests. Still making wallpapers, tho', although they are mostly Star Wars-centric these days. Haven't written much fic lately. But like an old friend, I suspect it'll come back around sooner or later. The writing, that is.
Hmm. What else? Oh, yeah. The "big" news. I turn 50 in a few days.
*crickets*
Yes, it's true, the big 5-0, and I don't mean the Hawaii kind, either. Have had some trouble wrapping my mind around that whole thing as I don't see how in the world I got here already. lol Boggles the mind. Even after all the time he's been gone, still feels weird to be at an age my Dad never reached. Haven't really contemplated that one *too* much; it just pretty much occurred to me, sitting here typing and it seemed like a good bloggy thing to say. But when I do think of it, it just seems so wrong.
I am aware, however, of wanting to make the next several years really really count, Lord willing. Time goes by SO fast. And I've wasted SO much.
Well, I certainly didn't mean this post to be a huge downer. It's just a number, I know, and dinner out will be a good celebration/distraction, although we haven't decided in where we're going yet. I haven't adequately described my emotions about it, really. I mean...I'm not depressed about it, per se but it all feels so strange. Weird.
Still workin' radio, runnin' my mouth, love my job. :) I guess that's all I have to report for now; I shall leave you with one of my more recent Star Wars wallpapers...
