Learn how to know what's happening and understand what's going on at the same time. Learn how to fantasize and embody the reality of the moment while still subconsciously understanding the implications of the undertones of the metaphor for the reality.

Commercials

On some commercials, there's a long pause between when the spokesperson stops talking and the end of the commercial, where they are usually just smiling in a very fake sort of way. I find this brief interlude very entertaining.

Ohio

I went to Ohio for a week. We drove up on the 6th, my brother's high school graduation was the 7th. On the 8th, I went to visit my mom's mom in the nursing home in London; she didn't know me. We spent the rest of our time from the 8th through the 10th in Columbus. We went to Cosi and the Columbus zoo, we had family photos taken, and my dad bought a $900 watch for $600 at the mall at Tuttle Crossing. On the 11th, my grandpa died. On the 12th we had a small viewing for just five of us, and he was cremated that evening. On the way home, my dad and I got into an argument and he kicked me out of the car, drove a bit, then drove back to pick me up. My grandma picked up the ashes before my cousin's college graduation on the 13th. We drove back to Florida on the 14th.