Situations...
So I wrote my last entry during different parts of the day and it claims to be published at 12 something am which amuses me because my last line said I was going to class. That's silly.
So this is probably one of the more unusual situations I've ever been in. My cousin's mother is dying, soon, of cancer. While I guess she would technically be my aunt, her and my uncle divorced far before my memory. So with that said, I really didn't know the woman but always her wonderful things about her. My uncle on the other hand, is far from wonderful. Anyways, my mom called and told me that my cousins mother would be passing soon and that my cousin wants me, along with my brothers, to be a pall bearer. Chris will most likely have to decline as he is in Michigan. Joe will as long as the funeral does not take place on the day he has to take an extremely important engineering exam of some sort. I honestly have never seen or heard of a lady pall bearer and the prospect fascinates me. I told my mom I would do it, despite my hatred of funerals. If my cousin wants me to, I will be more than happy to do so because she has had a much rougher life than me or my brothers. On a side note, I hate funerals because of how they make you up. My grandpa looked like he had gone tanning. If they had left him gray and pasty it would have been much more realistic as he was a thin chain smoker and lacked color anyways. He was orange. My only thoughts for this funeral are that the coffin is on one of those carts. While I think it is noble for everyone to bear the weight of a coffin, I don't think I'm quite strong enough to aid in the carrying of one. My other thought is that I hope my uncle has the decency not to bring his girlfriend/mother of his other child. She is a substance abuser of some sort, we speculate meth, and can be uncontrollable as my uncle is usually drunk and can't watch her. I'm pretty sure if she was there and making a scene no one would say anything to him. If it came down to it though, I would for my cousins sake, what could be more embarrassing than being belittled by your 20 year old niece? She was miraculously not in attendance at my cousin's wedding and she shouldn't be here either.
On a lighter note, I read Blankets last night. I was in a reading mood and finished it in one sitting. I thought it was good but not life-changing as people often say it is. I can say that it was very real, and I appreciated that. The artwork was also very pretty. I would recommend Persepolis which I read about a month ago. The movie is also good, which was surprising since comic book movies can be treacherous territory. I thought I had more to say today but I guess I don't.
Love & Sunshine,
Ginny
So this is probably one of the more unusual situations I've ever been in. My cousin's mother is dying, soon, of cancer. While I guess she would technically be my aunt, her and my uncle divorced far before my memory. So with that said, I really didn't know the woman but always her wonderful things about her. My uncle on the other hand, is far from wonderful. Anyways, my mom called and told me that my cousins mother would be passing soon and that my cousin wants me, along with my brothers, to be a pall bearer. Chris will most likely have to decline as he is in Michigan. Joe will as long as the funeral does not take place on the day he has to take an extremely important engineering exam of some sort. I honestly have never seen or heard of a lady pall bearer and the prospect fascinates me. I told my mom I would do it, despite my hatred of funerals. If my cousin wants me to, I will be more than happy to do so because she has had a much rougher life than me or my brothers. On a side note, I hate funerals because of how they make you up. My grandpa looked like he had gone tanning. If they had left him gray and pasty it would have been much more realistic as he was a thin chain smoker and lacked color anyways. He was orange. My only thoughts for this funeral are that the coffin is on one of those carts. While I think it is noble for everyone to bear the weight of a coffin, I don't think I'm quite strong enough to aid in the carrying of one. My other thought is that I hope my uncle has the decency not to bring his girlfriend/mother of his other child. She is a substance abuser of some sort, we speculate meth, and can be uncontrollable as my uncle is usually drunk and can't watch her. I'm pretty sure if she was there and making a scene no one would say anything to him. If it came down to it though, I would for my cousins sake, what could be more embarrassing than being belittled by your 20 year old niece? She was miraculously not in attendance at my cousin's wedding and she shouldn't be here either.
On a lighter note, I read Blankets last night. I was in a reading mood and finished it in one sitting. I thought it was good but not life-changing as people often say it is. I can say that it was very real, and I appreciated that. The artwork was also very pretty. I would recommend Persepolis which I read about a month ago. The movie is also good, which was surprising since comic book movies can be treacherous territory. I thought I had more to say today but I guess I don't.
Love & Sunshine,
Ginny