Truth

The tumblr app for the iPod is a pain in the ass and I hate it. Please a make a better more browse friendly version!

:(

RIP alfredia bates.
you were an awesome grandma and i wish i got to see you more. :(

this weekend has been overwhelming.

it’s been fun spending the last couple days with my family just hanging out, but ever since yesterday afternoon things have been crazy and i’m kind of itching to get back to work for some sort of distraction.

we got a phone call from my aunt, or rather a message on the answering machine, that my grandma [dad’s mom] was in the hospital and is dying. it took a few hours for us to figure out what had happened since obviously my dad was really upset over it and didn’t want to talk to anyone, but apparently she has a hole in her aorta and is bleeding out. she’s in the ICU and the doctors say she won’t survive but a few more days.

my sister and i took my parents to the airport first thing this morning, since the number of flights from atlanta to rochester, NY are so abundant [sarcasm]. it was really rough being around my dad yesterday and this morning, and i’m sure he’s feeling guilty for being so far away from his mom. i wish he didn’t feel guilty.

we were surprised this happened completely out of the blue, but we were suspecting she had been in the hospital for longer than one day, and i think my dad felt a little hurt that no one in his family, especially his closest sister didn’t bother to try and get a hold of him sooner. he said he had called a few times on thanksgiving, and the day after and no one had answered [two of my cousins live with her].

it’s really sad because my sister and i have never really had a tight knit relationship with any of our extended family, because that’s just how we grew up - we were never in the same state as they were, and traveling is expensive. i can’t help but feel a little guilty myself. we were even talking about going up to new york and bringing her down for christmas with us this year.

this is a really long and somewhat personal post, i apologize for the debbie downer-ness of it. it just really sucks and makes me sad.

i am so ready to go apartment searching it's ridiculous.

i am one pay check away, and it’s feeling mighty awesome.
i’ve been internet stalking a few places, but it just doesn’t make sense to try and move in between thanksgiving and christmas. i HAVE to wait until january and it’s driving me insane.

excited about work this week, because it’s only a 3 day week and then a very nice much needed 4 day weekend filled with food and booze.

also, I’M GETTING A NEW CAR FOR CHRISTMAS and it’s been making me giddy for the last two weeks. i went and test drove two cars yesterday and now i have to make a pro/con list for both because i’m in love with them both.

these last couple of months have just been absolutely awesome and i couldn’t be happier/more excited about things to come.

and now suddenly im in a bad mood.

i'm way ahead of things this year

just bought the first christmas present on my list. i feel like i might actually do this thing right this time. :)

a small rant

i’m kind of tired of people taking every little thing so seriously. it’s really not worth it. and i know it’s not worth it to get upset over and complain for hours. which i’m not.

i just wish people were a little more conscious of the fact that life is short and worrying about stupid shit is a waste of time. i also recognize how it long it took me to think this one over within the last year.

i don’t know. it just bothers me a little bit i suppose. not enough to worry about it for a long time, but i guess i just wish people weren’t so shallow and were a little more grateful sometimes is all.

done.

tonight = mythbusters marathon

excellent.

caitlinbates:

FINALLY, after beating myself up over stupid code that I didn’t understand for days, here’s the new layout. I’m still not 100% pleased with it, but I suppose I’ll worry about all that at a later point.

Feel free to let me know what you think and if there are any bugs I need to fix.

jennifermorris:

ronworkman:

Let the page load, and then click forward to follow the emergency vehicle. Notice anything?

(Thanks Pedro)

hahahahahaha