Harry stated it best:
“It has been my experience that family members often lash out at each other during hard times, and that bad things often happen in bunches.”

And that’s what has happened. Everything got hashed out last night and that makes me happy … apologies were made all around. There were things that were not known on either side that contributed to the whole mess.

My grandmother is doing well. She did have a pretty major heart attack which she has bounced back from amazingly well.

Thanks for the comments and e-mails expressing support, fellas. They are greatly appreciated.

I must confess that I am still feeling really tried and very nervous today. Maybe it’s just a general unease with the state of the whole world.

Some things are going on right now that have me so upset I can barely function. So, I will probably not be posting for a bit … at least until the current drama works itself out. If it can work itself out, that is. Apparently, I am a low-life, self centered, inconsiderate asshole that doesn’t get a shit about anybody but myself and my own good time. After all these years, that’s what they think of me.

Not only has gas in town jumped 20¢ in 3 hours (gas is now $3+) … there is now a gas shortage scare going on and the stations are being totally overwhelmed.

PLUS!
Turns out that the Klan is gonna be in town over the weekend to prostest alongside the Baptists when the “Hearts on Fire” conference is going on. Needless to say, the Feds are now getting involved.

My town is a fun town.

Heh. What a great story (sent through by The Man).

Scott and Chas. on the Jersey side of the Hudson.

Tupperware storage … New York City style.

Yep. I am back here in the mountains … even though I am not sure I want to be anymore. I really, really, really, really hate my family at this point.

The trip was good until Saturday night when a hysterical phone call was received that my grandmother had collapsed after having several seizures and she was being rushed to hospital and wasn’t expected to live. Over the course of Saturday night, Sunday and Monday calls came ranging from “she’s gonna be fine” to “it is super-serious and she’s going to die for sure.” Every single phone call I got was wildly different in the assesment of what was going on. Needless to say all this ruined my last two days with Scott ’cause I was so keyed up about what was going on back here at home. It’s gonna sound really petty of me, but my cousin really should have waited until everything was known/settled before ruining my trip to NYC.

I will get to some photos soon.

It seems like my grandmother is gonna be fine (at this point). She did have a heart attack. When I saw her last night she was up, eating dinner and complaining about how the hospital was for sick people and she wanted to go home. So, for now, things are looking good.

The remnants of Kristina are dumping lots of rain and wind on us here in the mountains. Fun.

I hate travel days … especially when you have to run around like a mad man at work to make sure everything is covered before you slide out the door. Plus, air travel makes me nervous.

Oh, well. Catch you sometime down the road. NYC here I come!

Wow! We had a small earthquake in the area last night. And, yes … it shook my house a wee bit.

Yep. On Friday I am back off to the Big City again for a few days (I think you all know why). Plus, I will get to experince Wigstock, the Howl! Festival of East Village Arts and get the see The Man and meet his new man. Should be fun.

It was raining by the time I got home from work yesterday… well, it was actually pouring the rain. It didn’t take long for the road in front of my house to become totally sawmped with muddy water coming from several small streams that had overflowed. Watching people almost wreck and die for about 30 minutes made for some nice dinner entertainment. Ah, yes. We like the simple pleasures here in the mountains.

Good lord. Weekends like this past one make me want to have my brain removed. Removed, I tells ya! I was pissy. I was anti-social. I napped more than I should have. Ah, who cares.

I did get some trim on my house painted … and got started watching “Riget” (The Kingdom) which is pretty fuckin’ sweet.

In Other News …
I am selling some of my stuff on half.com … and, yes … it’s a pretty mixed bag of discs and movies. So, no making fun of what I actually own. OK? More stuff will make it for sale soon. Now, get over there and buy, buy, buy!