This Christmas was very excellent and very shitty at the same time.
The good: My parents got me a Macbook Pro as a Christmas/"early graduation gift". I was stunned. Totally not expecting that at all! It's a beaut, and I've named it Bubba.
The bad: I got a call from Brian's family and he is in medical right now and will not be graduating on February 9 like he was supposed to. He has two fractures in his femur and pulled ligaments in his knee. They don't know yet how long it will take to heal, so he could be in there for months, and then have to go back to basic training on top of that. If it's a recurring injury then they'll probably just send him home. I'm selfish and I hope for the latter option, but on the other hand, I'm afraid that if that happens he'll feel like he failed and be even more lost and miserable. Ugh. Merry motherfucking Christmas.
In other news Florida is basically uneventful. I've never realized how much Taz memorabilia/skin art you could find in one place. Seriously.
We went to Epcot one day. Being at Epcot made me want to travel to all of the places in its little mini-world. Like really bad. I'm not really a fan of theme parks though, and Walt Disney and his weird obsession with "progress" is super creepy. Did you know the Magic Kingdom ride The Carousel of Progress was built by Nazi scientists? And it's the only place where you can see grownass people unabashedly wearing Mickey Mouse ears and Goofy hats. Totally fucking weird. It's funny though, because when I was a child I was absolutely obsessed with Disney cartoons, and as I was looking through my sketchbook the other day I realized that the drawings I do look so much like Disney princesses.
Well I hope you guys all had a good Christmas.
Love,
Monroe
The good: My parents got me a Macbook Pro as a Christmas/"early graduation gift". I was stunned. Totally not expecting that at all! It's a beaut, and I've named it Bubba.
The bad: I got a call from Brian's family and he is in medical right now and will not be graduating on February 9 like he was supposed to. He has two fractures in his femur and pulled ligaments in his knee. They don't know yet how long it will take to heal, so he could be in there for months, and then have to go back to basic training on top of that. If it's a recurring injury then they'll probably just send him home. I'm selfish and I hope for the latter option, but on the other hand, I'm afraid that if that happens he'll feel like he failed and be even more lost and miserable. Ugh. Merry motherfucking Christmas.
In other news Florida is basically uneventful. I've never realized how much Taz memorabilia/skin art you could find in one place. Seriously.
We went to Epcot one day. Being at Epcot made me want to travel to all of the places in its little mini-world. Like really bad. I'm not really a fan of theme parks though, and Walt Disney and his weird obsession with "progress" is super creepy. Did you know the Magic Kingdom ride The Carousel of Progress was built by Nazi scientists? And it's the only place where you can see grownass people unabashedly wearing Mickey Mouse ears and Goofy hats. Totally fucking weird. It's funny though, because when I was a child I was absolutely obsessed with Disney cartoons, and as I was looking through my sketchbook the other day I realized that the drawings I do look so much like Disney princesses.
Well I hope you guys all had a good Christmas.
Love,
Monroe
VIEW 14 of 14 COMMENTS
Mine? Straight-cash. My credit-card debt is soon to be vanquished, then. Every private dance ever bought at an MKE strip-club or three at the end of the '04, & into '05, paid in full. Subsequent (much, much, much less frequent) topless revue going, covered as well.
Huzzah!
How was/is epcot, though? I was last -- & one time only -- there in '88. Stayed at a fleabag motel in Kissimmee the nite or two before hitting Disneyworld, too.
Last, glad tidings to the Marine, of a speedy recovery.
But, I wouldn't recommend use of the motivational speech that flashed to my mind reading your report. Since, that is, I have extremely poor comic timing. But, I was thinking of Walter Sobczak's monologue from The Big Lebowski: "You can't take this negative energy into the tournament, Dude. I mean, life does not stop & start at your convenience, you miserable piece of shit... Aw, come on, dude!"