Tag Archives: Breigh

TGIF

Posted on by

Unfortunately this weeks TGIF post had to be pre-written because I’m in the hospital and should be getting discharged today. I had to stay overnight because I have sleep apnea and they just wanted to be sure I was ok, presumably because I just had anesthesia and I guess I might have some issues with anesthesia and sleep apnea. Who knows. All I know is I don’t have to pay for it thank goodness.

Breigh and Xander just got back from an awesome vacation, and they just celebrated their 8th anniversary! You should probably go wish some congratulations and just say hello. You Really need to check out the pictures she took too because they’re OMG so beautiful! (Xander if you have a blog, I didn’t know! If you do, comment and leave me the address!)

I know I just talked about Katie last week, but she just got her hair dyed. You should check it out, it looks so awesome! I wanna dye my hair too. But not pink like hers. LOL I’m thinking more like auburn or light brown. I’ve had black hair for almost 40 years now. I could use the change.

Lisa is back from disney and sounds like she had a great time. I’m just so glad that we as a community could help her out and give her a great time with her family. Now of course, she comes back and she’s laid off from her job. Please head on over there and give her some love. I’m sure she could use some right now!

Melanie mentioned that she might like to try out a Blogger reality show, where her webcam is on 24/7 and never turned off. Kinda like a Big Brother for bloggers. I think it might be a great idea, but I might have to agree with her dad that it might be a bad idea because someone could easily take any scene they say and warp it. But honestly, I think it’s kinda cool. I mean they have justin.tv and all, why not plaidtoaster tv?

Cybr and Muse made the big announcement. You should probably head on over there and see what the fuss is about. It’s so happy it’s crazy! (Shameless advert: Don’t forget to check out A Little Scary, it’s a great web comic with new content every Monday and Thursday!)

Pandora finally made a post recently. I am waiting to hear about her Germany vacation and about her laptop drowning. Should be interesting to hear!

Meesh just bought a new digital camera! I bet you’ll be seeing goofy ass shots of me on the net now. Not like I’ve done that enough on my own right? It should be here on Monday. Fun fun!

Thanks for checking out my TGIF post, please come next week, when you might show up! Suggestions for the TGIF posts are always welcome!

When I was 15…

Posted on by

Surfing my usual blogs, I ran across Breigh’s site. She posted about her younger years, and Back when she knew everything. So true. As you can see, I’ve included a picture of me when I was 15. Wow, it’s been oh so many years since that photo was taken.

When that picture was taken, I was quite invincible. I never thought I could ever get hurt, or if I could ever die, or if I could ever have anything happen to me. I Really miss those days. Not a care in the world. No worries about taxes, or about the law, or about anything. The biggest worry in my mind at the time was where I was going to eat lunch, and if I could possibly talk to that one girl that I oh so had a crush on. Youth is so fleeting.

When I moved to the states at 15, we spent a few weeks driving across the United States. This was probably one of the worst/best experiences in my life. I was still a teenager, and teenagers, as Breigh says, know everything. And nothing my family or my parents did could ever be right. But during the trip, I just recall seeing so many things, and not truly appreciating them as much as I could have. I Really wish I was a bit more knowledgeable at the time, but hell, I was 15! I already knew everything!

We traveled from San Francisco, up to Mountain Home, Idaho (friends lived there), and from there we drove to Oklahoma City to see my dad’s family, then drove from there to New Hampshire. A trip like that to me now would marvel me! I would love to make a road trip of such proportions! For those of you who are long time readers, you might recall I’ve done this a few times already. I’ll be doing it again soon, when my parents move from NJ to WA. I’m Really looking forward to it this time. And I won’t be the stubborn teenager who can’t do anything with my parents either.

Breigh had also mentioned meeting her teen self. Wow. What would my reaction be if I were to meet my teen self? I speculate that I would scoff and laugh at myself, being older. There would probably be a bit of advice giving, as my older self would try to tell my younger self what he should do. Then of course my younger self would laugh and say, “Whatever old man!” and walk away. But yeah, that’s how I would expect myself to act if I were to meet myself. (This paragraph is becoming a bit too schizophrenic for me.)

How would you react if you met your younger self?

Dana started Memory Monday to honor her Grandfather, who suffered from Dementia/Alzheimer’s. This is cool. Feel free to participate. This is my way of not forgetting some of the life changing (and not so life changing) events in my life.