one more time

I often wish that somehow, when someone dies, you always got one more chance to speak to them before they went. That way, you could live on knowing you got to say goodbye, and tell them what they meant to you, and they get to carry those words with them until the end.

All I could do is ask my mom to tell my grandfather that I loved him. I hope he heard it. He passed away on Friday, a few hours after my last post.

the stick

When I was little, my grandfather made me a walking stick.

At the time, my grandparents lived in the mountains and of course whenever we visited, we would go out for walks along the creek that ran behind their house. I don't remember whose idea it was since I must have been about 4 or 5, but I remember watching him make it.

We walked along the creek looking at trees, and he found one with thin enough branches. He tore off a branch, and then we took it back to their house. My grandfather worked on antique furniture, so he had all the materials needed to smooth it out and polish it. I remember being fascinated by how smooth it was at the ends, almost like glass. He attached a rope to it so that I could wear it around my wrist.

I still have the stick. The rope is still attached.

Every time my phone rings, I feel like my heart is going to stop. One of the calls is going to be from my mother. My grandfather is in the hospital. He won't be coming out.

sales

I love buy 2 get 1 free sales. I was able to pick up Uncharted 2, Demon's Souls, and Borderlands for $120. I would have grabbed the Xbox 360 version of Borderlands, but last Thursday night, my 360 decided to go where many have gone before it. Yep, RROD.

sick before vacation.. great

Sick before vacation.. just wonderful. I felt bad most of yesterday, and then last night I felt like I was going to die. Woke up this morning and my head was pounding, my throat was killing me and my ears were ringing.

I took some dayquil and I feel a lot better, so yes, I am still going to go.

So far the plan is to leave here tomorrow afternoon, earlier if possible, and drive down to Redding and stay the night. Then the next day we will make a stop in Sacramento(e-mail me) before driving into San Jose.

On Monday... San Francisco! Some of my coworkers are jealous... heheheh.

8 more days

Planning out my vacation is kind of a pain in the ass. I am not the type of person that likes to have every minute of everyday planned out. Here is what I have so far:

San Francisco on Monday or Tuesday. 

Santa Cruz or Monterey on Wednesday or Thursday. 

Actually now that I think about it, I would probably prefer to go to San Francisco on Tuesday since my brother will be there. Monday can be spent resting since we are driving down. 

I am going to call my Dad later and tell him I want decent Chinese food.. and Panda Express does not count. 

I have one thing planned, and I told Corinna that there is no way this one is changing. Our first stop in California will be the In-N-Out Burger in Redding. 

oh courtney

Courtney Love vs. Guitar Hero

I am guessing she was either on crack or was desperate for crack money when she signed the deal.

I have seen gameplay vids of the Kurt avatar in action, and yeah it looks pretty stupid seeing him say "YYYEEEEEAAAHHH BBBBOOOOOOOOOOYYYY". 

yummmm

I just added a few drops of Dave's Insanity Sauce to some ramen noodles.

It is goooooooood.