Today has been, by far, the most stressful day of the trip. We had to take Grandma in for a follow up appointment with her neurologist. Originally it was just going to be Allyson, my mom, Grandpa and Grandma going but, of course, I made a stink about wanting to go too. I know now that perhaps I was just making a stink because I didn’t want to be ( Read more... )

The last two days have been really fun! And I mean really fun ( Read more... )

The word that I’m looking for isn’t interesting, maybe it’s more along the lines of… eye opening. Eh, either way I don’t even think any one word really captures today. But I hope not to forget anything about this day ( Read more... )

i finally made it out of the house today. i took a taxi over to the mall with grandpa. i would have walked but i was with him so we couldn't. we went to national book store and i bought a filipino to english dictionary so that i could at least try to communicate with people here. i have a few more days before mom and ally get back from bohol and i ( Read more... )

i wish you guys could hear the thunder storm that i am sitting here listening to. it's like nothing i have ever heard before. and my grandpa says that it's only a little right now. it's typhoon season here in the philippines so i was expecting this, but man, it's amazing! it's so loud it actually makes car alarms go off ( Read more... )

last night mel and i went out to dinner at Fado. it's an irish pub downtown on 1st ave. i was not impressed at all. the food was flavorless, the crowd was lame, and basically we should have just gone back to Contour. now that place was fun ( Read more... )

kelly lost her voice three songs into the concert on sunday. poor thing. she was having a time of it i tell you! the crowd was wonderful in cheering her on, letting her know that it was allllllrrriiight! "we still love you kelly!" it really wasn't as bad as she thought it was, and yes because i paid way too much money really in the hopes of hearing ( Read more... )

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so let me just tell you what's going on. not that you don't know already but here's a little update ( Read more... )

I feel like I have no interests, nothing to get excited about. You know that one thing that even when no one else gets it I would still have the fire? I don't have that.

Everyday I read these online blogs and myspace whatevers and I think to myself, "what do I have that is authentically mine, what is the thing that I get most excited about and I' ( Read more... )