EJ

I've spent the last two days at my older sister Ne-Ce's apartment, helping babysit my adorable nephew Ezekiel James. He is so cute, I could say that all day. He practically has a fan club everywhere he goes and I finally have some pics of his adorable self.



He talks to himself sometimes and loves dancing. His little baby noises are adorable (and I've definitely used that word too many times). I miss him already, even if I'm going to see him tomorrow...and the day after...and then again on Wednesday...

And yes, the picture is upside down. I took it from a weird position.

Old Writings

I was cleaning out my desk area today and I came across an old binder. I used to write these newsletters for my nana and the binder was full of them. It was so much fun to read back over all my old writings. I documented everything from the completion of my first novel to the weight of my dog. But my absolute favorite were the poems. Here’s one I wrote about school, oh so originally titled “School”:

Pencils, paper, and my math book.
“Here you are, Teacher, take a look.”
No more free time, no more play
Everyone waits for Saturday.
Lots of homework every night.
Will I ever get these problems right?
Gotta’ go to bed with no TV
I have to go to school in the morning, y’see.
All these math problems in my head
Never get no rest, even in bed.
Teacher says I’m smart and I don’t see why
She says I’ll learn a lot if only I try.
I can already do addition ad count to ten.
So why do I need to go to school again?

Frozen Vegetables

In some families they use ice packs. Some go to the doctor. In my family, we just like to use frozen vegetables.

We used to have ice packs, back when my two eldest sisters lived in the house. They were both competitive athletes and Ne-Ce had a tendency to tumble into concrete walls. But after they left, all our ice packs got busted, and the frozen vegetables were born. Now, whenever something is swollen, somebody says, "go grab some frozen corn/broccoli/greens from the freezer." So far, frozen vegetables have done their duty on needle-pierced knee joints, twisted ankles, fractured toes, broken toes, busted heads, and nail-pierced thumbs. Needless to say, we have a thing for getting hurt... But with frozen corn, who needs the doctor? :)

G.I Joes

I watched G.I Joes a couple of days ago. It was a great movie. Well, except for the part where everybody went psycho. If I'd been the one to write the script, I would have left Ana's brother out of it. My favorite character was Ripcord. My cousin has a sense of humor just like his :)

On a random note, am I the only one who think bringing people back after they die in a novel is a massive no-no?