As you may have noticed, I haven't been posting recently. This is not due to some sinister plot, or blog fatigue, or laziness on my part. Well, maybe a little bit of laziness. I was out of town because my little brother finally graduated from medical school. Which of course meant a road trip to Toledo. A road trip that went on for far too long due to poorly planned pit stops along the way. 13 hours getting there, 12 getting back. If we had just shaved down on the wasting of time at the rest stops, could have made it 11 hours easy. But otherwise it was a good trip. I got to sleep in a proper bed for a change, and did nothing else besides eating or sitting. Churl looked happy and in control, which was good. Mom seemed the same, if not a little more frail then I would have liked. I'll probably not get her that Palm Pilot, as she is pretty much wasting golden opportunities with the digital camera I already got her. And now I'm back, and so buried in crap I have no time to post blog entries. :: Except of course for the introspective bits that probably reveal too much. I don't like talking much about me anymore, as I've noticed it is a personality flaw. If somebody is talking about anything, or if they're telling a story, I've got this massive compulsion to somehow relate it to a story I have. And let's face it, unless you are a great egoist, nobody wants to hear you talk about your self every single time they have a conversation with you. So over the entire weekend I kept my mouth shut except to say the requisite congratulations to my brother. Until now. But then, damnit, this is my blog. And I got to thinking on how he's a big shot now, quite the adult really, while I still carry about as if I'm still a kid. And how my time to be a kid really ended a few years ago, and I don't have the luxury of time to be pissing away my life like I am. I should probably be doing something, what with the smarts and education I have and all. And how far away I am from really doing anything of any great importance. *sigh* :: It happened again. Because I didn't do my accounting last night, since I was tied up with other matters, my books and my memory no longer match. Specifically, I know I spent $6 on milk yesterday, but my accounting says I only spent $1. While I'm not sad that $5 appears to have magically appeared, I can't help but wonder what I have forgotten that could lead to such a large amount of error. :: It's not official yet, I'm soliciting second opinions from friends and family, but it appears that the winner of my online digital printing service challenge is Snapfish.com. Look for the full comparison grid, side by side scans, pricing breakdown, and notes soon.