Friday, October 26, 2007

Busy lately.

Hey guys. I haven't been writing much. It could be because of the deaths in the family, which have me pretty busy. I have also come down with a nasty virus. It's like a cold, but a lot worse because it causes coughing fits. In the morning I have been coughing up mucus. It's pretty nasty. I just wanted to let you know that I'll try to write more coming up because I want to be able to look back at this blog in years to come. Dad's mom's burial was this morning. I attended, so my parents pulled me out of school. It seemed like it was good for closure. It seemed cliche that it was raining when we buried the body, but once it was buried the rain let up. Anyway, the family is leaving tomorrow, going back to their respective homes. I want to get together and say goodbye, because it could be a while before I see them again. :(

Thursday, October 25, 2007

VSide

Hey everyone. I just thought that I would tell you all about this neat new program that lets you create a character and interact with other people over the internet. You basically walk around this virtual world, you can shop, dance in clubs, flirt all over the internet. You have a 3D character that you control. I have met a bunch of people online that seem like neat people. Of course when using any online service like this NEVER give out your personal information. Even your name is a large risk with tracking technologies that are out today. You also need to respect other people online. Just because they can't see you doesn't mean that you can harass or verbally abuse anyone else. If you remember that and your basic NETiquette and you should be able to to use these types of sites safely. If you are under 13, always check with your parents to see what they think. Anyway, let's get back to the talk about VSide. It's so much fun. You have to download a program that is admittedly fairly large. I believe that it is about 200 megabytes. It's worth it though. Best part is that it's free!!! ;)

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

more death in the family.

Not so funny coincidence my second grandmother died early monday morning

Friday, October 19, 2007

Funny YouTube Vids

I just found the funniest video on YouTube. You can view it here. There is another funny prank call video here.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Death

Hey guys.  It's me.  I keep thinking abou tmy grandmother.  I know that when she died, she couldn't feel anything, but I still feel so saddened by the events of last week.  My grandmother had Alzheimer's Disease, which slowly causes the patient to forget everything.  Then she died, she was at a stage where she couldn't remember me or my mom.  It is so upsetting because it was so tragic and unexpected.  It's hard to write this post because memories just keep rushing back.  Anyway I hope that you had a better week than me.  Today was the Junior class spirit day, but I wasn't really feeling it.  By the way this entire week is Spirit Week.  On Friday there is the big Varsity Football Homecoming Game, and Saturday is the Homecoming Dance.  I'll write more about that later but right now, I'd like to share a moment of silence in commemoration of my grandmother's life.  I hope that you paused to think about your own family and reminisce about special memories.  Anyway, my family is hosting a celebration of life in honor of my grandmother.  She once told me that when she died, she didn't want a funeral.  Instead, she wanted us to "take the money and throw a party".  She told me that in her kitchen one night when I was staying there.  Well, I had better go.  Remember how fragile life is and that anyone's life can be taken away from them at any moment.
PS:  THIS POST WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PUBLISHED LAST MONDAY OCTOBER 8, but I never got the time to type and publish it.

Saturday, October 06, 2007

My Grandmother

This post is dedicated to my grandmother, who died early this morning after losing a battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She just turned 81. The text in this post is brown, her favorite color.

Ruth S. Rodger
September 28, 1926 - October 6, 2007