Thoughts and stuff

29 January 2008
Mood: fine, sad, excited
Audio: the television

Barack Obama spoke at AU yesterday.
Even though I wasn't there, when I finally arrived to work on another project, my help was needed to quickly edit some audio to play underneath a photo slide show.

Yesterday, I was at a memorial for JJs grandpa. He was quite the character. I’ll always remember the conversation we had with him after Thanksgiving dinner… He was telling us stories, and one of the things he shared was how he used to have target practice in his home. In his basement. With a real gun, with real bullets… so I asked him “Where did you shoot, into a bail of hay or something?” His answer “Nooooo, nooo, I shot into the wall!” Everyone around the table was amused, so I asked him what was on the other side of the wall… Thankfully, it was earth… If I recall the story correctly. I didn’t have that many interactions with him, but the ones I did have were memorable.

Last week, I also found out about someone I knew from the Oaks passed away. He had cancer… Even though I knew he had cancer… It’s still a trip.

I really don’t even know what to say right now. The main thing I suppose is that I must get back to writing my thoughts down, because that is the one forum where I can start to vent about what’s going on in my mind without the conversation being hijacked and turned into a venting fest for the person who was listening. I don’t have very many friends who really listen to me. I do have them, but they are few and far between.