I always get a little anxious as Christmas approaches due to the pressure I put on myself to get everyone gifts I can be proud of, family obligations, financial issues that often come with it and even Christmas music overload. I always love spending time with my family despite myself though so once all the hoopla is over, I usually feel a ( Read more... )

In a surprising turn of events, I ended up spending the day at the family reunion and not attending the movie with friends, and I'm perfectly alright with that. As I mentioned before, I almost always have a good time at our family get-togethers even though I usually dread going and today was no exception. It was a beautiful day at the lake and my ( Read more... )

...and to share this picture my friend, Dave, showed me today. It cracks me up.


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First off, I have a beef. My 17-year-old genius and very pretty niece, Nicole, had an article written about her in the local newspaper in the town she lives in. It's all about how determined and together she is being a senior in high school, class president, and a member of countless clubs all while maintaining a 4.1 GPA. And her plans to become a ( Read more... )

Good news: My grandma's cancer tests came up negative ( Read more... )

I had the best sleep I've had in a week last night and I'm feeling motivated and energetic, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to post an entry ( Read more... )

I was doing really well getting caught up on LJ and staying that way, but then I got busy this past weekend and haven't bounced back yet due partly to procrastination, but oh well ( Read more... )

Hi. My name is Jeremy and I'm a bum. Today is my family's holiday get-together -- we get together to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas early because a few family members go down to Florida for the winter -- and instead of being there for that, I'm sitting here at home because I woke up too hungover to go. My friend's bi-annual Beer Fest was last ( Read more... )

So I took my niece, Tiara, out for her birthday today. She's thirteen now and her birthday was actually last week, but today was the first day that worked. Thirteen. Doesn't quite seem right having a thirteen-year-old niece, but, ya know, whatever. Anyway, we ate lunch at Subway in the local mall and saw Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs in 3D ( ( Read more... )