Almost a year.

I should be in bed right now. Instead I find myself watching this. It's so hard to think a year has passed since my younger sister was taken by cancer. This song was all over the radio when Lynda was sick. I really hope there's more than just "dark", but sometimes I wonder.

"I Will Follow You Into The Dark"


In addition to the direct connection to Lynda, the scenes with the old man and little boy remind me of my dad and my sons. But the song is so sweet, and the video so beautifully done, I can't put either away forever.

I don't dwell on the people who have passed, and tomorrow when I wake up I'll be fine. But at times, yes, I revisit them, and sometimes it hurts almost as bad as when they first left.

The Actual List

I know... been a month and a half... but here's the actual list M7 wrote up. I just thought it was that much better than the transcribed version.

Elements Of Life As Viewed By A 7-Year-Old Boy

The following is a list compiled by my 7-year-old son about things in his life and how they rate. Rather entertaining, if I may say so myself. I've done my best to preserve the original spelling and punctuation.

Things To Do	Good Or Bad
music	no
science	yes
keroty	yes
art	no
fun	yes
boring	no
Thomas Edison	Great
xbox 3-60	Awsome
Wii	Awsome
GameCube	Awsome
Evry Game tation	Awsome
Work	Boring
baby shows	BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
x-box	Awesome
Evry thing that a 7 year old boy would want	Awesome ya
computer games	Awsome
School	boooooooo boring
homework	boooooooo boring
weekends	woooooooooooo ya Awsome
Barbie	boooooooooo boring
Girl stuff	terible boring boooooooooooo
People that kick my but	Scary not smart mean
people that get me in trouble	not smart
people that hog time	not nice
candy	wooooooo ya awsome
Hershy's	Woooooo ya Awsome
baby toys	booooooooo boring

Remember when it was all so simple to categorize? Hee!

It's So True!!

I Love XKCD.com!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Eric's Flickr Mosaic Meme

Eric's Flickr Mosaic Meme, originally uploaded by Eric And Michelle.

This is a meme created with fd's Flickr Toys which I got from some online friends (Dylan, Anverie, and Leila).

You type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr search. Then, using only the first page, pick an image.
Then, copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into this mosaic maker fd's Flickr Toys.

1. What is your first name? Eric
2. What is your favorite food? Buffalo Chicken Wings
3. What high school did you go to? Archbishop Molloy
4. What is your favorite color? Green
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Alicia Witt
6. Favorite drink? Coke
7. Dream vacation? Beachfront Spa
8. Favorite dessert? New York Cheesecake
9. What you want to be when you grow up? Older Than Dirt
10. What do you love most in life? Family and Friends
11. One Word to describe you. Quirky
12. Your flickr name. Eric And Michelle

If you're reading this, consider your self tagged. :)

Shaken, Not Stirred (much)

Today we had an earthquake (technically yesterday by now). I'm going to consider it practice for the real thing, as no one got hurt (all I've heard thus far was two people were injured in the quake... both by banging their heads trying to get under a table).

The key thing I learned today was how quickly people plug up the cell phone circuits. I could not reach anyone, which is hard because that is the first instinct (after self preservation). We felt the shake in Hollywood, and had no way of knowing if we were at the distant edge of something huge or in the middle of something minor. Luckily, we had internet, and once the shaking stopped, I could tell home was not very much affected.

It's funny to watch. We've had a lot of construction going on near work. So a little shaking is not a surprise. Everyone just stopped and looked up. Then came the realization it was a quake. There wasn't room in a doorway, so I stayed near my desk and got ready to drop next to it (new guidelines suggest finding a space that would form a triangle if something falls). It was over before I could kneel. The overall mood was a big "oh well". Then we went outside for a bit.

So... should the big one come, I really don't know what I'll do. Make for a doorway before they fill up? Run outside? Or just get down beside my desk? But for now, no one was hurt, and I know that phone silence is to be expected. Oh well.