Last Sunday, I received a phone call I wasn't expecting. Like how most of these usually go, no one was expecting it. My mom called to say that Lisa, my sister, was being careflited down to Texas Women's Hospital in downtown Houston for severe preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy). The doctors at the ER had decided she would either be on bed rest for the remainder … [Read more...] about How I Spent My First Week of September
Everything Else
Nuttiness. Pure Nuttiness.
It seems that I can't have anything calm. I've pushed myself really hard this week to prove that I can work on my novel, put in 15 hours with my job, fulfill my duties as Content Manager for Kombo, crank out content for my other two gaming websites, write my novel, and work on a game review. The answer is, I can't. Notice I mentioned nothing of Gabe? Yeah, he's been a bit … [Read more...] about Nuttiness. Pure Nuttiness.
Just…WOW
Reading Pretty Little Liars has made me realize two things: 1) I could never write young adult chick-lit because I am definitely not up on the fashion designer lingo; and 2) I am so happy I don't have a daughter, because if this is really what teenage girls do and talk about, I'm not sure I'd be able to sleep at night. … [Read more...] about Just…WOW
District 9
So. District 9. Wow. Definitely not what I was expecting, and I'm so glad I NetFlixed it. … [Read more...] about District 9
Birthday trip
This month has been nonstop craziness, I swear. I don't think I've stopped running since I got back from Galveston. But yes, Christi and I did go down to Houston to see the Distant Worlds concert and then we spent a few days in Galveston enjoying being away from reality. If you want specifics, you're going to have to ask us in person or you can look at all the spiffy photos … [Read more...] about Birthday trip