it's been a horrible week. just one thing after another. my brother had to be taken for surgery, a minor one, but little complications made it difficult and kept him at the hospital longer. I came down with strep throat, been horribly sick the last 3 days and tuesday morning i found out my grandfather passed away. he was a great man, by far, and i can't believe he's gone, but all you can really do is mourn. death is a painful thing, and being forced to acknowledge it is just part of life. we like to think of our close family as invulnerable to it, but in reality, nobody is. (emo moment: everybody is entitled to a few)

r.i.p. pap keith 7/26/11