A belated update
Bah! It has been too long since I've updated you guys on the happenings of John. To redeem myself for my lack of writing, I should be force-fed pounds upon pounds of creamy wonderful chocolate-like things! For the most part though much of what has befallen this Clower has been school-related anyway, and I don't want to bore you guys with that. Suffice it to say sixty pages of papers, an exam, and a presentation all compressed into an eight-day period make for some very stressful Johns. Anyhow, I quite literally have two hours of downtime and no compelling reason to work on anything of consequence, so an update is what you all are stuck with now! M'woo ha ha ha ha ha.
Work on this year's Reverend BigDawg CD has finally begun as of last weekend. completion of the opening track is taking a bit longer than I would like, but the expositioning tracks are always the most difficult to nail down. The mid to later tracks have in part been recorded, and those that haven't usually feed off one another anyway, which makes them very easy to put together. For those who missed last year's CD, I'll post a link to it later this evening. Well ok, I could post one now, but it wouldn't go anywhere really until the necessary file is uploaded.
On a much more serious note: For those who are the praying type, Paw-Paw (AKA our grandfather on our mom's side of the family) has taken a turn for the worse. Our mom is flying down this weekend, and the doctors have said that it could be a matter of months or weeks or...less at this point. Right now he is sedated and will be in the hospital for a good long while. And hopefully we can make it down there before things get even worse.
Of course I want my grandfather to magicly come out of this ordeal the man he was several years ago. I want to know that every morning I'm down there, he'll be up at 4:00 with a pot of coffee and a good anecdote. I want him to feel as if he still has a purpose in this world, because it's been very hard for him since he retired a couple of years ago. I think that for all of us, the thought of losing our independence to the point where we have to be looked after and cared for on a nearly round-the-clock basis is perhaps one of the most frightening prospects we can imagine. Couple that with cancer, heart problems, blood clots, among other things, and it's the nightmare my grandfather has had to deal with off and on for the last two or three years.
I want this to miraculously go away and for the past to be the future, but that's looking very unlikely right now, and at this point I'm just glad to know he isn't in any pain. Several times this and last week he has been up for fifty hours straight, my aunts and uncle and grandmother have been watching him round the clock, and it's just been a very hard time for everyone. Because of classes and projects, Steve and myself have not really dealt with any of this aside from emotional updates from our mom. But we both know this will all change very very soon as we are planning to head down to Lafayette on the twenty-first. So if you guys could keep him in your thoughts and prayers, Steve and I would greatly appreciate it.
I also wanted to thank everyone who directly or indirectly has contributed to my show over the past few weeks. I promise I'm not writing this as a cheap plug. To prove it, I'm not giving any dates, times, or links. But the feedback I get from you guys and the interaction that goes on has been a God-send to me. Scholastically and emotionally this has been a trying time, and, while the scholastic bit will be over in a week or so, unfortunately the emotional aspect has only just begun. But when I'm doing my stupid little show, for three magical hours, all of that drama and stress melts away. I can't thank you all enough for that. And if there is ever anything I can do for any of you, regardless if you tune in or what not, I am always more than happy to be of service.
Wow. I honestly didn't intend for this to be a serious heart-felt entry, but sometimes when you start writing you just have to let the words take over. And due to a lack of food since last night, a slight headache is trying to set in. With luck I can beat it senseless with a pointed stick until 9 or so when I can get some food in my system. This week has most certainly been a long one. I had made a vow to try and drop to eleven stones and ten before the end of next week, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to resist making a stiff drink or two tomorrow.
With that I think it's time for me to post this motha motha and start packing up this laptop. have a safe and splendid weekend, everyone.
Work on this year's Reverend BigDawg CD has finally begun as of last weekend. completion of the opening track is taking a bit longer than I would like, but the expositioning tracks are always the most difficult to nail down. The mid to later tracks have in part been recorded, and those that haven't usually feed off one another anyway, which makes them very easy to put together. For those who missed last year's CD, I'll post a link to it later this evening. Well ok, I could post one now, but it wouldn't go anywhere really until the necessary file is uploaded.
On a much more serious note: For those who are the praying type, Paw-Paw (AKA our grandfather on our mom's side of the family) has taken a turn for the worse. Our mom is flying down this weekend, and the doctors have said that it could be a matter of months or weeks or...less at this point. Right now he is sedated and will be in the hospital for a good long while. And hopefully we can make it down there before things get even worse.
Of course I want my grandfather to magicly come out of this ordeal the man he was several years ago. I want to know that every morning I'm down there, he'll be up at 4:00 with a pot of coffee and a good anecdote. I want him to feel as if he still has a purpose in this world, because it's been very hard for him since he retired a couple of years ago. I think that for all of us, the thought of losing our independence to the point where we have to be looked after and cared for on a nearly round-the-clock basis is perhaps one of the most frightening prospects we can imagine. Couple that with cancer, heart problems, blood clots, among other things, and it's the nightmare my grandfather has had to deal with off and on for the last two or three years.
I want this to miraculously go away and for the past to be the future, but that's looking very unlikely right now, and at this point I'm just glad to know he isn't in any pain. Several times this and last week he has been up for fifty hours straight, my aunts and uncle and grandmother have been watching him round the clock, and it's just been a very hard time for everyone. Because of classes and projects, Steve and myself have not really dealt with any of this aside from emotional updates from our mom. But we both know this will all change very very soon as we are planning to head down to Lafayette on the twenty-first. So if you guys could keep him in your thoughts and prayers, Steve and I would greatly appreciate it.
I also wanted to thank everyone who directly or indirectly has contributed to my show over the past few weeks. I promise I'm not writing this as a cheap plug. To prove it, I'm not giving any dates, times, or links. But the feedback I get from you guys and the interaction that goes on has been a God-send to me. Scholastically and emotionally this has been a trying time, and, while the scholastic bit will be over in a week or so, unfortunately the emotional aspect has only just begun. But when I'm doing my stupid little show, for three magical hours, all of that drama and stress melts away. I can't thank you all enough for that. And if there is ever anything I can do for any of you, regardless if you tune in or what not, I am always more than happy to be of service.
Wow. I honestly didn't intend for this to be a serious heart-felt entry, but sometimes when you start writing you just have to let the words take over. And due to a lack of food since last night, a slight headache is trying to set in. With luck I can beat it senseless with a pointed stick until 9 or so when I can get some food in my system. This week has most certainly been a long one. I had made a vow to try and drop to eleven stones and ten before the end of next week, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to resist making a stiff drink or two tomorrow.
With that I think it's time for me to post this motha motha and start packing up this laptop. have a safe and splendid weekend, everyone.