The above is me with my great-grandmother & grandmother in 1997. The internet has been inundated over the last week with videos of people dumping buckets of ice water on their heads in support of ALS research. Like any … Continue reading
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The Emerald Isle. The Alleged Milligan Motherland. The Land of Frightening Backroad Driving. The Realm of Numerous Castles and Cattle. The Place Where My Aunt Discovered Castle Beds Eat iPads. The Island Wherein Erika Passed 30 Years. The United Kingdom. … Continue reading
I have stumbled upon a trend. Every year, my sporadically updated journal seems to hit an extended period of quiet where I am keeping busy, but have no desire to log it. Then I appear seemingly from nowhere and unleash … Continue reading
I visited my birthplace back in early July. Erika and I spent a week in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Pensacola with my multitudinous family and friends. Here are a few of the images from the excursion. Everyone has babies … Continue reading
Today Erika (my girlfriend-age 23) and I took her niece and nephew (ages 9 & 11) swimming at a public pool in Eagle Rock. On our way out, we crossed paths with a jovial drunken man—he assured us he was … Continue reading
I’ve avoided this post for a long time, but I suppose now is a good time considering I can’t sleep. I haven’t really posted in awhile and a lot has happened and a lot has changed in that time. 2006 … Continue reading
Back in High School and College when I used to do drama, I would sometimes try to eke out tears or melancholy emotions by thinking of the saddest thing I could. Wednesday that “saddest thing” happened, my great-grandmother died. My … Continue reading
I haven’t posted in a while, been busy. My dad was in town this weekend and we did a few things. It was fun. Tokyopop went crazy last week and I no longer want to work there. I used to … Continue reading