Why I Hate My Blog, and Other News

Yes, it's official, me hearties. Sorry to disappoint. You might not want to read the line below if you're easily brought to tears. The rest of you, brace yourselves, cause here it comes:

I hate my blog!!!

Everybody okay? Good. I'll continue.

As I have already so eloquently put it, my blog is a thorn in my flesh. Reasons why:

1. I have to update it. Why can't they just make a smart blog that updates itself?

2. It's bright blue. Normally blue is my favorite color, but this is BLUE.

3. It has nothing of consequence on it.

4. Yet another password for me to keep up with!

And there you have it. But this blog has been here so long, I guess I can let it live...for the time being.

In other news:

To any friends reading: Remind me never to try and write a paper about Hamlet again! Just because it's an awesome story doesn't mean I have to try and write a paper on it! Why didn't I stick to something easy like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?! Bleh! There, I've said it. Now, other than this STUPID PAPER, I am really enjoying this English class. Because it's the only class I'm taking, I can do all the reading and research I want to without having to make room for the assignments from other classes. Everyone should take summer classes, it's worth it.

Also, since I haven't officially announced it yet: My sister Sarah Jo has finally married Gabriel! My feelings about the union are like this: Glad for them, wish she'd email me once in a while, and is one niece or nephew too much to ask for? Anyhoo, they are currently living in Eden, where she sits at home, bored all day (by her own admission) until Gabe gets home from work. Maybe I should go up there one day while he's at work and bug her until she gets out of the house: "Hey, Sarah, what you doing? What you doing? Huh? Can I help? Where you going? Can I come along? Where you going, and where did this pie come from? Did you make this pie? Huh? Can I have a piece?"

Oh, and I can drive now. YES! No license yet, until I can pay for the insurance (a subtle hint in my direction to GET A JOB), but I can drive! Isn't it awesome when you think you're hopelessly incapable of doing something, and you find out that, after all, you can?

Well, we're going to Sarah's place for dinner tonight. Should be fun.

Glad to have all that finally on the blog. But I still hate it.

My aunt and dear friend, Jennifer, has just lost her mother. Please pray for our family.


Among the Mourners
(In memory of Judy, Jennifer's mother)

May You carry this woman
Safely into the stars
Hold her close in Your arms
And begin to slow dance

May You comfort my friend
Deprived of her mother
Among the mourners, hold her close
And show her how to dance

May You slap me in the face
That I may see stars
Remind me that I promised You
A dance, first and infinite

May You comfort us all
Among the mourners
But especially my friend
Grant her one star of remembrance

For Jennifer

המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שער אבילי ציון וירושלים