Tag: mom

A dark office building (dreams)

I woke up early today with only three hours sleep, so eventually after 4am I crawl back in bed and fall asleep for about 40 minutes. That is when I started dreaming. I was in a weird old office building, but it was homier than that. There were rooms with little couches, tv areas, etc. … Continue reading A dark office building (dreams)

PT: A Homeless Smile

Project Throwback: April 16, 1986 Derek was a pretty happy kid, I think we all were. Here is my little brother at this tiny amusement park outside Lake Tahoe Nevada when we were homeless back in 1985-1987. Considering we spent most of the time cold, tired and hungry living in a car. This combined with … Continue reading PT: A Homeless Smile

PT: Groovy 60s before she was mom

Project Throwback: April 10, 1966 I realize I am late, the weekend was dedicated to the hubby! Here we have my mom on April 10, 1965, at the age of 16, according to the picture. Not sure who her friend or dog is, but I can tell you that is my mom because her hair … Continue reading PT: Groovy 60s before she was mom

PT: Two Parents and a Grandparent

Project Throwback: April 3, 1973 Two parents and a grandparent Here you get to see my parents John and Mary, at the ripe old age of 25 and 24 respectively, along with my grandfather Laughlin. Yes he was the one I was named after when I was born (pretransition), yes my name at one time … Continue reading PT: Two Parents and a Grandparent

Decrepit Building

I just woke up from a horrible dream. Not a zombie, nightmare infested dream but one that could happen. We were at an older house, one that had fallen into a lot of disrepair. It belonged to an old lady who I never saw the face of, but we could hear in the background freaking … Continue reading Decrepit Building

Battling Stress

This week has been fairly stressful. Well to be honest the whole summer has, with the amount of travel and lack of relaxation has meant my summer went by for the most part without me realizing it. I am lucky now, I am working in Arlington so its only a 30 minute ride each direction. The audit … Continue reading Battling Stress

Long and Short Night

Last night I got about 4.5 hours of sleep. This was mostly due to some dreams. I can't remember much. DREAMS My mother and I were taking a ferry somewhere, we ended up leaving the ferry and traveling a bit. At some point we were dropped off on a rather steep hill that was undergoing … Continue reading Long and Short Night

Sunday Update

This week has been hectic. I have only seen my wife  for two days up until the weekend. I spent most of my time working on the  magic rules for shadowrun as detailed in  . On Friday the dell technician was supposed to show up to fix my PC, but he no-showed so maybe he … Continue reading Sunday Update