| The Chronicles | Late Night Reflections | ||||||
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 Realized that I don't have many pics of my dad. Here's one from his wedding a couple of years ago. My brother and sister seemed a bit upset by the news, but I have a tendency to adjust pretty quickly. I suppose it's similar to when he told us that he and my mom were getting divorced...though understandably on a far different scale. I can't recall if I've mentioned their divorce on here in the two years that I've been writing on this, so I suppose I'll give a retelling now. I "ran away" from home once. I think I was in sixth grade. I was working on homework at one o'clock in the morning when I heard my parents arguing in their room. It wasn't uncommon to hear them shouting behind doors. I mean, it wasn't every second, but I think it was at least weekly. I guess I was tired of it that night. I left and note saying that I'd gone and went out to the pool house to finish my homework. I returned a few hours later to find my note unread. I guess I'd had some cheesy idea in my head that they'd find the note and worry about me while forgetting what they were arguing about. But, like I said, they never found it. Part of the problem was that my dad was traveling so much at the time. His job required him to work on the road and in Las Vegas. I think he'd be home for week or so every month and we'd spend time together. He was trying to support us, but I'm sure it wore a lot on their marriage. My mom wasn't happy with him being around so little. I think she spent money in part to console herself...which kind of sparked a miserable vicious cycle. In order for her to spend more, my dad had to make more. Therefore, he had to travel more. Thus, my mom was more unhappy and would yell. And thus, my dad would feel even less desire to spend time at home. I mean, I'm not placing blame on either of them. The fault belongs to both of them - each made mistakes. I remember my dad telling me and my siblings about the impending divorce while driving one night. I think we were all pretty upset. Within a couple hours, I'd adjusted and was asking questions pretty calmly. Most divorces have a pretty big impact upon kids. I guess I was just different. Like I said, my dad had been traveling a lot at the time so I didn't get to see him a whole lot, but I understood that he was doing it because he loved us. After the divorce, he was actually around more. We'd hang out every weekend and go see a movie. I remember there were several months where I saw pretty much every movie that was out in theaters. I didn't resent either of my parents for the divorce and I certainly didn't feel abandoned, so that probably made it a lot easier. A few years down the road, I wasn't getting along with my mom very well. So I actually split time living between my mom's and my dad's. Eventually, my own room got built at my mom's and I started splitting the time less evenly. Once I went to college, my dad got remarried and no longer rented his house on the mountain but instead lived downtown. Within the past year, he's been between that apartment and a townhouse in Atlanta. I usually drop by for a day or two when I go between Auburn and Chattanooga. I don't know where he'll be living now that he and Carol are getting divorced. I know he said he's selling the townhouse though. Wow...this story went on a bit more than I intended. But I suppose I've given most of the details. Anyway...so yeah, that's what's happening with my dad. "Kid" Sister In being home, I've been able to spend more time with my sister lately. I've also been confronted with the fact that she's growing up a lot. It's really hard to believe that she's 16 now. It's been a bit of a rude awakening. She says that people keep mistaking me for her boyfriend. I'm also starting to empathize with Jordan and what he went through a few years ago when a lot of us liked his younger sister. Oh, which reminds me of something really funny that he said the other day (he got back from Chicago this weekend but he'll practically be gone this summer since he's a camp counselor). Anyway, I like I said, I liked his younger sister a few years ago. Well, my brother was flirting a lot of with his other younger sister a few nights ago. Jordan walks in and says to my brother, "Haven't you Davenports learned your lesson yet?" Ray didn't find it quite as funny as I did. Anyway, back to what I was saying...with my sister, I'm trying to be both protective and understanding. I guess it's going okay so far.  My sister at camp last year. Other News Glenn asked my brother to join his bowling team, but my brother had prior engagements on Tuesday nights, so I volunteered. I've been wanting to bowl since I finished campus league last spring, but I haven't had a team. The team consists of Glenn, his dad, a 14-year old girl who bowled a 300, and me. Kind of a funny combination. As long as I improve gradually like I did last year, I think we'll do well. Other than that, I'm mostly working and watching movies. I finally got around to seeing "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away" which are by the same Japanese studio. Most people (even people like me that don't particularly like anime) consider them to be pretty good films. They're both really pretty fantasy films and I liked the music. Both are good despite having really bizarre moments. I think I preferred "Princess Mononoke" just because it had more action and I related to the story more. If you don't mind cartoons and are interested in seeing some Japanese cinema, I'd recommend both.  Strange little forest spirits that make clicking noises. Wow...almost forgot. I saw "The Matrix Reloaded" with Jordan. I'd been getting a lot of lackluster reviews from friends, but I thought it was quite good albeit a rave scene that lasted too long. It had both more action and depth to it than the first, but as another friend noted...it's hard for it to be as good as the first since the element of surprise is largely lost. Reminds me of "The Game" and how it's excellent the first time you see it but merely "quite good" upon successive viewings. Welp, that's it for now. Oh, wait...one more thing. Can you guys please explain to my friend that 'hehe' is not 'heehee' or 'teehee'? He says that I come across like a little girl when I type it. | |||||||
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