onetruetweedle

See mindplacebo.com for my latest attempts at re-designing a site.

It is…a work in progress. I think.

This has been a constant struggle for me – but I resolved to really be the best brother I could be these past few months. It definitely paid off – my sisters have actually commented on the fact that I’m more friendly and am spending more time with them.

(insert sappy and emotional face here)

There is…no reason to do this.

I’m happy with who I am, and the people who appreciate me and my art aren’t going to go away. And a million more aren’t going to spring up out of the ground.

shrug

Oh gosh.

Finally.

Thank you for existing, Photoshop.

Trying to prep for the summer…but it looks like it is on me already.

Managed to injure both my shoulders in a friendly weight competition with a friend. Haven’t been able to put my arms straight up in the air for about a week now.

However, my arms have always been weak. With biking season definitely in gear (ohhh…pun), I’ve definitely gotten back into shape. I’m not quite in peak condition, but I expect that I’ll be able to pound away a good hundred miles in a day by the end of the summer. We’ll see…

This takes time, dedication, and money.

I’m now stressed, tired, and poor.

But I look really good.

I got my SAT & ACT scores back.

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They indicate that I’ll be able to get into just about any college I want to. :-D

Got another letter from Yale, as well as a pile of information from Roanoke and NYU. This is a dang tough decision – I’m glad I have a year left to make it.

So now I can whip up four killer pasta dishes. Looking forward to growing tomatoes this summer so I can make my sauce even more customized…whole tomatoes from a can just aren’t the same. I’ve also spent some more time learning to make different types of sweet breads. I can see seafood looming on the horizon…I’m almost ready to tackle that particular challenge.

This may sound a little odd.

My brother and I are very, very close. The two of us do everything together – and I mean that quite literally. I’m closer to my brother than I am to anyone else in the world.

Thus, when he called me to let me know he was starting a relationship with a nice young woman at his college, my heart sank.

I still haven’t met this girl. Honestly, I’m not sure that I want to.

It’s been…two months since he told me. Unfortunately, I’ve been treating the whole situation as if it isn’t happening.

But I’m trying.

- andrew