*sigh*
The mistletoe is limp, the tree is drying out, miniscule scraps of wrapping paper are strewn everywhere, and there are enough leftovers crammed into the fridge to feed the army of Saruman (that's a Lord of the Rings reference, for those not in the know), so it must mean that Christmas has come and gone.
Had another wonderful day. Got lots of DVDs (including the Spiderman Limited Edition Collector's set and the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition :smile), a Buffy the Vampire Slayer video game, clothes, and a handheld color TV. Awesome, huh?
Well, since seeing The Two Towers saturday, I've slowly become more and more obsessed with everything Lord of the Rings. I watched the theatrical version of the movie again Christmas Eve, I can't wait to see the extended version now, and I'm seriously thinking about buying the soundtracks too. I'm a long time fan of the books, but I don't remember ever being THIS enraptured by the tale. I guess the hype and excitement of seeing this dreamworld become a visual reality has infected me. Now if I can only survive until December 2003...
Call for Help, a show on my number one favorite network, TechTV, is having an 18-hour Help-A-Thon today, and it's SO cool! I love watching the personalities there because they geniunely seem to love what they do, as well as one another. I have great admiration and respect for that in people. Besides, the network's all about tech! How could it get better than that?
Well, okay, maybe if Techlive anchor Michaela Pereira were hosting the Call-A-Thon... :wink

In the blink of an eye
Last night I learned that my godfather, who I hadn't seen in years, passed away on Wednesday. Turns out that he had taken sick in October, was diagnosed with cancer only two weeks ago, and now he's gone, seemingly in the blink of an eye. He lived in New Jersey, and when I was a baby my parents and I lived there as well, where my godparents and my parents became best of friends. He was great to be around and was a fun and caring man. Even though I never spent a lot of time with him since I was really young, I always felt close to him whenever he was around.
While I don't feel the loss the same as if I were around him more often, I find it hard to believe he's gone. It's moments like these when you truly despise the time you spend apart from those you love, and realize just how tenuous our lives on earth truly are.
Going to take a long time for the fact that I'm never see him again, on this world at any rate, to sink in...
-The WheelMan
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