My friend died last week. He was only 25 years old but had such a great impact on a lot of people's lives. His death was extremely unexpected and he didn't appear to have or complained of any ailments. But I called it: it was an aneurysm. He had polycystic kidney disease and the aneurysm caused him to bleed out through his brain. He just went to sleep, they said.
He always had a great smile on his face every time I see him. Even now, I hear his voice and the distinct way he would say my name when he says hello to me. It's been a week but I still can't believe it. It will be especially hard tomorrow when we go out and he won't be there.
After his death, I started noticing death everywhere. How do you deal with death? My favorite person was in the Army for 4 years with one tour in Iraq and death was constantly on my face but it never happened. I prayed extremely hard. After my friend's death, I started thinking about death and how easily the people closest to my life could be taken away from me. It's hard knowing that it's actually going to happen at some point of my life.
What do you do then? How do you go on not being able to see them again? Even the simplest thing such us watching TV and sitting on the couch won't ever be the same. Nothing would be the same.
I started reading "The Book of Lost Things" by John Connolly today and it deals a lot with death. It just hit me so hard that I felt the need to write something.
So after my friend died, I made it a point to be more in tune with people in my life. Always say I love you and let them know how much I appreciate having them in my life. Life is short after all.
Rest in peace, my friend.
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Wednesday is Cal Academy's monthly Wachovia free wednesday. We headed to the museum and got there at 830 in the morning. There was already a huge line forming.
We luckily got in during the first batch of people. This was definitely way better than the first free weekend when the Museum first opened.
There were tons of exhibits scattered throughout the museum. The aquarium was my favorite.
There was this huge fish bigger than my boyfriend's torso which could be found on California's coast:
A lot of the shorts I've seen in the stores are really too skanky for my taste. You know, if you bend over, everyone can see your ass cheeks but not many women realize this . I think I'm a little too conservative for that. But I certainly can't wear my dresses going to Lake Tahoe this weekend after my final so I'm going to cut some more shorts from pairs of jeans that are out of style (flare days). I've already made one pair but it's time for more pairs!
My birthday is coming up and my favorite person decided to give me an early birthday present! I finally got a new cellphone and it's a Blackberry! I've been dreaming of a Blackberry ever since my Dad first got one back in 2000.
I'm so in love with this one. Instead of the normal trackball (which gets icky overtime cuz it's the same as the sidekick's trackball) it has a trackPAD. The best thing about this phone is the media player and the dedicated buttons for the music player. I could definitely watch Youtube videos and normal videos now! The phone uses the standard 3.5mm earphones so I used my favorite earphones to listen to my music on the way to class today.
Anyway, this phone is awesome and thank you for Wal-mart for offering it at such a low price! My favorite person bought it for $50! I could probably sell it and make a profit but I love it too much!
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