Time to reflect...I'll be 27 on Friday. To be honest, that feels like a really old number. I don't feel it mentally, and people tell me I don't look it, but my face has the first indications of lines are showing. I have a laugh line going , and my chin has a big ole line circling it. What does this mean?!?! I guess I have good genes on my side, not that I really care about looking older. I get carted all the time, so I think I maintain I look about 24 or so. However, Mom doesn't really look her age, Grandma Garness has never really grayed at all and looks a lot younger then 84. Although Grandma Webb has white hair, her and Grandpa didn't really start to look their age until the last few years. Hey, if I look as good as they all do in my 80's, I'll be thrilled!
Last week, the whole age issue started to press when I found out my friend Syrentha had passed away from Breast cancer. I had worked with her at Digital City, my first job out of college, and she was really my mentor there. Taught me tons of computer stuff, including how to do rainman, the aol propriety language. When she and her husband moved to DC in 1999, I stayed with them when I went out there on vacation. Super great person and a lot of fun. She was diagnosed in 1999 at 27, and passed away January 12 at 31. Mark's mother had just recently passed away from cancer too, so I can't even imagine what he must be going through. I was pretty upset last Monday. Mike had the day off and came and took me out for lunch. I don't think he quite understood why I was upset right away. I think in his mind because she wasn't living around this area anymore, that I wouldn't have really known her all that well anymore. I kept in touch with her and had last talked with her in the summer. She was close to my age, and really one of the first people I know close to my age that died of cancer. Anyway, Mike and I spent last Monday night laying on the floor with the lights off, listening to music, and talking. It was a time to reflect and think about your family and friends. There are a lot of people I've blown off and I need to be the bigger person and try to contact them. Syrentha was a great person and I'm really my life is richer for having known her.
We bought a kick ass tv this weekend. A 32' and it rocks. We had to go by a stand for it too since it wouldn't fit into our entertainment center. Mike is pretty thrilled. Watching NASCAR on it on SUnday was cool. It also helps when I win. Matt Kenseth was my saviour. :)
Also, watched Man on the Moon this weekend, Say Anything (Lloyd, see ya round maybe), and The Green Mile. I've seen them all before but it was super fun to watch them all again. Jim Carey is fricking amazing as Andy Kaufman. Freaky. Mike and I have watched The Green Mile a ton lately, cuz it's always on. A few weeks ago I watched Cast Away until I was going to puke. Anyway, we've gotten to the point that TGM is hilarious, in some ways. The acting is superb. The dude that plays Wild Bill is so funny. "I'm currently cookin up some turds" or the way the Cajun dude, Del, thanks John Coffey, "I tank ya John, Mr. Jingles tanks you. My momma tank you, but she dead." Although this movie is very moving and emotional it's fun to watch in a different perspective. Highly recommend it. I love having HBO, Showtime and STARZ even though there are some days there isn't shit on!
Our funding is threatened again at TM becuase of the state of the budget in MN. We're in the REd pretty damn deep. Fingers crossed, fight again. Plus, our new ad agency doesn't know shit. They are so overwhelmed by all this that they can't keep things flowing. I hope they get their act together soon. Either way, I think I better prepare for a new job hunt come July. Hmmm, that would make a 4th company that I've worked for that has gone under. What the hell?????????????????????????