long day of school.
afterward, my uncle's wake. how painful.
then, i was left home alone for the night. i decided to indulge in some Famous Grouse whiskey ... 6 shots of it.
all of my problems slipped away - they actually disappeared when Macauley finally spoke to me again =D
we had a lovely conversation.. i think i'm gonna have a great time when i visit ;)
still in a bit of a drunken state. hope everyone is well =D
Friday 12 February 2010
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Rest in Peace.
not sure if you remember, but back in september, i blogged about a family member:
he put up a great fight, but ultimately and unfortunately passed away this morning.
luckily, my sister and i got to spend a lot of time with him after i wrote this - every saturday, the whole family would visit his home for breakfast. he would make dozens of blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes, and i would eat them shamelessly. we'd all sit around a huge dining room table and talk about our week.
just behind this table was another, cluttered with balsa wood, small pins, and wood glue. he was famous for his model-making. for the last few months, he worked on plane models - replicas of those he flew in during World War II.
the last memory i have of him is quite fond. a small group of my cousins, aunts, uncles (as well as myself) brought his finished model airplanes up to the loft of the barn in the backyard. we opened the second-story doors, overlooking the farmland which once hosted such beautiful horses. we followed his directions - wind up the front propeller to allow the plan to take off from your hands. we watched his model airplanes soar through the wind and softly land on the flowing grass. i feel like this moment was quite symbolic.
i'm going to miss those eventful christmas eve parties, the amazing and heroic war stories, and those delicious pancakes.
Rest in Peace, Chip. I Love You.
on a sad note, i just found out that a dear member of my family has been diagnosed with a fast-moving form of lung cancer. ever since i was a little girl, i would go to his house to attend a Christmas Eve party. it was and remains what i look forward to every year. its more fun than Christmas morning !
well, i've been informed that he probably won't make it until Christmas. it definitely won't be the same without him.
he put up a great fight, but ultimately and unfortunately passed away this morning.
luckily, my sister and i got to spend a lot of time with him after i wrote this - every saturday, the whole family would visit his home for breakfast. he would make dozens of blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes, and i would eat them shamelessly. we'd all sit around a huge dining room table and talk about our week.
just behind this table was another, cluttered with balsa wood, small pins, and wood glue. he was famous for his model-making. for the last few months, he worked on plane models - replicas of those he flew in during World War II.
the last memory i have of him is quite fond. a small group of my cousins, aunts, uncles (as well as myself) brought his finished model airplanes up to the loft of the barn in the backyard. we opened the second-story doors, overlooking the farmland which once hosted such beautiful horses. we followed his directions - wind up the front propeller to allow the plan to take off from your hands. we watched his model airplanes soar through the wind and softly land on the flowing grass. i feel like this moment was quite symbolic.
i'm going to miss those eventful christmas eve parties, the amazing and heroic war stories, and those delicious pancakes.
Rest in Peace, Chip. I Love You.
Monday 8 February 2010
Sorry.
it's been a while.
i feel like i'm always saying that.
ah, well. quick update, then.
not much going on. haven't heard from colleges, haven't improved on my whole "stop being depressed" thing, haven't spoken to Macauley. -.-
on a lighter note, i've been spending a LOT of time volunteering at a local animal shelter. i pretty much spend all of my free time there now.. it sort of takes my mind off of everything. it's too bad that they close at 6. if i could, i'd be there until bedtime.
i've also spent my time (after returning home from the shelter) immersed in my new favorite TV series - True Blood. what a life a have !
i'll try to get better at the whole logging on to Blogger thing =P
i feel like i'm always saying that.
ah, well. quick update, then.
not much going on. haven't heard from colleges, haven't improved on my whole "stop being depressed" thing, haven't spoken to Macauley. -.-
on a lighter note, i've been spending a LOT of time volunteering at a local animal shelter. i pretty much spend all of my free time there now.. it sort of takes my mind off of everything. it's too bad that they close at 6. if i could, i'd be there until bedtime.
i've also spent my time (after returning home from the shelter) immersed in my new favorite TV series - True Blood. what a life a have !
i'll try to get better at the whole logging on to Blogger thing =P
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