I am not a band-aid ripper. I peek. I carefully lift the corner and slowly peel back part of it, just enough so I can see the wound. If I don't think it's ready, I'll replace it and wait a few more days. If it is, I'll slowly peel it the rest of the way off, fold it in half twice and toss it ( Read more... )

My life changed forever today ( Read more... )

So another year has come and gone without Tango. This anniversary passed a little differently than the last one. Last one I sat outside and cried. This time, I went outside and rescued a giant turtle trying to navigate across the subdivision. My parents went with me over to the lake, and we set him down on the shore and watched him take off. I took ( Read more... )

So we managed to get all 45 Hookers together for a Hooker surprise party for my grandmother's 90th birthday. It's no small feat, let me tell you. But it was so, so so nice having all the family together again. We rarely get to do it, and it really sucks. We all posed for pictures so grandma could have family pictures. Check out the outtakes, they ( Read more... )

holy shit....George Carlin is dead...WTF 2008?! WTF ( Read more... )

Ok, seriously, I need to stop dreaming/talking/thinking about famous people. Because they always end up in the news right after I do so, and this last time it was not for a good reason ( Read more... )

Every time I look in the mirror, I see my grandpa. I have his hair. I got my curly hair from my mothers father. My mom has curly hair to a degree, but nothing like mine. Only my grandpa had hair like mine. My brother didn't get it, neither did any of my cousins. One of my aunts did, but that's it. He died when I was five. I barely know who he is, ( Read more... )