Rabid Trekkie
03-23-2007, 09:30 PM
Stupid computer had a problem with it's internet connection that has kept me from coming on the boards for awhile. Finally got it fixed last week and now have time to get on here and post.
So I hope everyone is doing well. Things have been a mixed bag here at the Trekkie house. Just before my computer messed up I had told everyone here how my brother came out to us. Shortly after that, the week of Thanksgiving, he left home after a huge fight. Just so everyone knows the fight was because he was staying out till all hours of the night and disrespecting my parents, not for any other reason. Things were bad between us and him (work was real fun since all the employees there are his friends) till New Years. The family he had moved in with ended up throwing him out without any notice, just because he came over to our house for New Years Eve. Things have been a little rocky with him since then. I think he's given himself an eating disorder but my parents are so scared of him leaving again that they won't say anything to him. Also he's started doing some of the things that caused the big fight in the first place again. It's not all bad though. Him and I can actually enjoy each other's company for a bit. He also feels comfortable talking about his relationship issues with my Mom.
Also in February, just a week before my Mom's birthday, my Grandma died. She was my last grandparent. I'm not sure if I'm over it yet, I mean on one hand I'm glad she's not suffering any more. On the other hand she was like another mother and I really miss going to her house and listening to her fuss about dirt and dust in her house that only she can see. Her floors were clean enough to eat on but it was never good enough. Also she died not knowing if her family was going to be okay or not. I mean you can never be sure but things definately weren't too good when she left.
I still haven't worked up the nerve to ask out the girl I like. Part of it is that she seems barely interested in me as a friend so I'm sort of thinking that I'd get laughed at for asking her out. The other reason is, as pathetic as it sounds, I actually have no clue how to act in any kind of situation that may come about between two people that like each other. Hell, I'm barely noticed when I'm out with a group of friends because I suck at small talk and couldn't keep a conversation going if I had a gun pointed at my head. And unlike everything else, I can't just shove this damn idea out of my head and keep going.
But enough about what sucks.
I've bought a huge amount of stuff recently. I now have more books than I know what to do with after hitting most of the used bookstores in town. I've got a bunch of old sci-fi books that my Dad remembers reading when he was a kid. Got some new cds, including finally getting hooked onto Johnny Cash. I am also the proud owner of the entire original series of Star Trek and the first two season of Next Generation. Also got the first season of Babylon 5, but it came with two disc 5's so I'm trying to get the sixth disk from the company but they won't answer my emails. Also increased my comic collection.
More importantly though, my church is getting closer to being fixed. Tomorrow is my pastor's last day. After three years of complete hell, my church can start trying to get back to normal. I don't think I can fully describe the amount of stress that place has caused my family and friends, but it's looking like it may all pay off.
Oh, and keep your fingers crossed. I'm waiting to hear back from Alfred Hitchcock magazine about a story I submitted to them. It's some of my best work to date so I'm really hopeful that they'll except it.
So I hope everyone is doing well. Things have been a mixed bag here at the Trekkie house. Just before my computer messed up I had told everyone here how my brother came out to us. Shortly after that, the week of Thanksgiving, he left home after a huge fight. Just so everyone knows the fight was because he was staying out till all hours of the night and disrespecting my parents, not for any other reason. Things were bad between us and him (work was real fun since all the employees there are his friends) till New Years. The family he had moved in with ended up throwing him out without any notice, just because he came over to our house for New Years Eve. Things have been a little rocky with him since then. I think he's given himself an eating disorder but my parents are so scared of him leaving again that they won't say anything to him. Also he's started doing some of the things that caused the big fight in the first place again. It's not all bad though. Him and I can actually enjoy each other's company for a bit. He also feels comfortable talking about his relationship issues with my Mom.
Also in February, just a week before my Mom's birthday, my Grandma died. She was my last grandparent. I'm not sure if I'm over it yet, I mean on one hand I'm glad she's not suffering any more. On the other hand she was like another mother and I really miss going to her house and listening to her fuss about dirt and dust in her house that only she can see. Her floors were clean enough to eat on but it was never good enough. Also she died not knowing if her family was going to be okay or not. I mean you can never be sure but things definately weren't too good when she left.
I still haven't worked up the nerve to ask out the girl I like. Part of it is that she seems barely interested in me as a friend so I'm sort of thinking that I'd get laughed at for asking her out. The other reason is, as pathetic as it sounds, I actually have no clue how to act in any kind of situation that may come about between two people that like each other. Hell, I'm barely noticed when I'm out with a group of friends because I suck at small talk and couldn't keep a conversation going if I had a gun pointed at my head. And unlike everything else, I can't just shove this damn idea out of my head and keep going.
But enough about what sucks.
I've bought a huge amount of stuff recently. I now have more books than I know what to do with after hitting most of the used bookstores in town. I've got a bunch of old sci-fi books that my Dad remembers reading when he was a kid. Got some new cds, including finally getting hooked onto Johnny Cash. I am also the proud owner of the entire original series of Star Trek and the first two season of Next Generation. Also got the first season of Babylon 5, but it came with two disc 5's so I'm trying to get the sixth disk from the company but they won't answer my emails. Also increased my comic collection.
More importantly though, my church is getting closer to being fixed. Tomorrow is my pastor's last day. After three years of complete hell, my church can start trying to get back to normal. I don't think I can fully describe the amount of stress that place has caused my family and friends, but it's looking like it may all pay off.
Oh, and keep your fingers crossed. I'm waiting to hear back from Alfred Hitchcock magazine about a story I submitted to them. It's some of my best work to date so I'm really hopeful that they'll except it.