Rant: Some followup to this post... I found out from my mom today that apparently it was a suicide. I guess you never really know another man's demons. This is completely awful. This guy was a successful business owner, who had an incredibly wonderful wife, kids, and grandchildren. In the years that I have known him, he's always been nothing but a wonderfully nice guy, and even helped me out with my new house when I had some electrical issues. They are stating that it was a heart attack in his obituary, but it really sucks knowing the truth. Rave: Our big wedding with family and friends coming from Germany, Canada, and all over the States is happening on Saturday. This is definitely going to be a good weekend.
Rant- In a way, I really feel bad for my parents. Theyre trying to establish relationships with us three kids, decades too late. Hell, my brother lives in the same city and only sees them a couple times a year. Dad was a big, angry fucker when I was young. Mom always stood behind him. It got to the point that I'd jump if he entered the room. Scared to fuck up in the slightest. Fast forward 20 years- He's an aging diabetic, a shell of his former self. Yet I love him. Even though he was verbally abusive on a daily basis, and physically abusive at times, he's still my father.
Rant: Had to explain to my mom why 50 Shades of Grey is basically just a middle aged woman's rape fantasy that fetishizes male power and how that differs from an actual BDSM relationship.
RAVE: Dad goes home tomorrow. His sugar is stabilized and now he needs to give himself insulin shots twice a day. He seems pretty optimistic about recovering. Whether or not he sticks with abstaining from alcohol will be another story. I just got off the phone with him and he was in pretty good spirits. RANT: This entire experience completely illustrated just how far gone my brother is. I think this is the beginning of my backing away completely. I am trying to apply my morals and values to someone that lacks them and it disturbs me so highly. Shit, there are felons on my caseload with more empathy.
Rant?: Living a mile or so off campus next year, too far/too heavy of traffic to skate to class. Hipstercycle here I come. Rave: white people problems
Rave: Had a ton of fun at the beach today. We even saw some sea turtles about 10 feet from the shore and got to swim right up to them to get a good look with our snorkel gear.
Sort of like inControl thinks he's a progamer? ; ) RANT: Fucked up my elbow worse than I thought playing softball as it totally gave up on me doing chin-ups.
Rave: It's been an absolute blast being able to catch up with all of these mates I haven't seen in most cases well over five years. Rave: Managed to walk onto the bench of an A grade hockey side after one training and having not picked up my stick in three years. This in addition to scoring a trip away to play for the local representative side at the annual country champs. Rave: Will be able to go straight from country champs down to pay the old folks a surprise visit for a few days before I have to get back and make sure all my stuff is sorted before my course starts.
So I just signed a contract to essentially re-plumb our entire house. That fun check pretty much kills the "take the family down to the Islands in December and avoid Christmas entirely" plans I had. Fuck.
Rant: Where the fuck do these all go? It boggles me that I have to buy a pack of 30 every couple of months. Rave: wearing a pretty dress that is not practical for teaching martial arts. Rave: Going to picnic garden in flushing after work. Unlimited korean bbq, fuck yeah
Rant: Sad things -- I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL. Only mine tend to break or get knocked off in the middle of basketball games, and then I either have to spend 20 seconds getting hair out of my face, or play with it in my face and explain to my teammates why my peripheral vision was compromised. Rant: I meant to send that as a PM. Are other people sending sexy pm's while I am commiserating about hair ties? Am I doing internet wrong? GRRR STRONG MAN Rave: A couple weeks ago my hair tie broke in the first minute and I didn't have another one, so I had to makeshift a solution. Went for 52 and 19, so...there?
Rave: Half-day today as my daughter is graduating high school this afternoon. Rant: My daughter is graduating high school. Double-rant: In-law invasion commences at 2:00 pm tomorrow.
Rave Last day of fitness specialist classes tomorrrow. It's been a challenging, but interesting course. Hopefully I can use this to land a job as a trainer in the future. Rant Nervous about this test. Information overload Rant/Rave Missing my buddy's golf outing for the second year on Saturday to do some BS training for a couple hours at base, get to leave afterwards though so I should be able to make the dinner/ after hours. Rave Despite the shoddy, rough spots I've had over the last month or two....my confidence is at a high right now.
RANT: Just watched a video of an 8-year-old Chinese lifter clean and jerk 165 lbs. AN 8 YEAR OLD. What the fuck. I feel fucking weak and useless now.
Rant: I am at work and I have a wedgie of incredible proportions. I'm wearing boy shorts, and they are ALL up in my crack. I have never been more uncomfortable. Of course, we're really busy and I can't slip away to the bathroom to rearrange.