On Tuesday afternoon, a man my sister, Val, was quazi-dating for about half a year or so (Maybe they were just friends, who knows) met an untimely end. He (I won't mention his name) was returning from a trip to the coast to spend the evening with her and, along the way -- on those winding roads between here and the coast -- illegally passed another ( Read more... )

Last week, I was expecting to go pick up my brother from the airport after his three week trip to Ohio to hang out with his girlfriend and get some stuff done on his projects. Well, the day before he was expected to come home, he calls up and lets us know that he's extended his trip out another three weeks. Now, he's not expected home until August ( Read more... )

So for those who don't have LiveJournal accounts and can't see the "Friends Only" post I made over the weekend concerning a very bizarre event that I suffered through which inspired my one sentence public entry from Wednesday, I apologize. To summarize, I accidently shredded a sprinkler head with the lawnmower, submitted my income taxes as self- ( Read more... )