Tuesday, February 3, 2009, Nashville, TN., 5:04 a.m., C.S.T.~

Dear Journal~

Howdy!  It's me, Stinko, writing!  I haven't written in here since about a month and a half ago; sorry about that!  Where DOES the time go??

I last wrote in here right before Christmas. 

To fill you in on what's been new with me, I've been working (still working at the pizza joint several nights a week), trying to get my homework completed, and trying to stay out of trouble.  Typical teenage stuff.

I had a fairly good Christmas; however, my big sister, Gloria (she's eighteen, and a giant pain in my you-know-where!) ruined it for me:  she decided to become argumentive, call me a lowlife, sleazy hairball-infected worm right in front of my cousins!  I was beyond mortified!

I don't know what Gloria's problem is, but I wish she'd get a life instead of making mine a living hell!!

And Stevie, my little brother, had to go into the hospital again right after Christmas; he just got out a few weeks back.  He was in for a month.  His stupid heart again.  We almost lost him; he had a cardiac arrest.  It was a scary time; it is only by the grace of God that he lived, that he's still here!!

Stevie is still pretty weak; it really knocked the stuffin' out of him!!

School is, well, you know.  School!  A giant pain in my ass!!  Homework just about every night; some nights I don't get to bed until past the midnight hour, and then I have to get up at five/six in the a.m..  Then people wonder why I'm so tired a lot of the time!  D'oh!!

If I could skip school, find a way of getting out of it, I'd be happy!  Maybe I ought to call in sick, tell those stupid teachers I have beri-beri or the plague, something!!  I can't stand school!!!!

I didn't do anything to ring in the New Year.  For one thing, my kid brother was still in a bad way; I didn't want to celebrate, in case something happeend to where he died.  Thank God that didn't happen, but it sure gave us plenty of anxiety!!

The weather here has been cold, even snowy, at times.  Looks more like Christmas than the beginning of February; more snow due this week.  Don't think spring is ever going to come; it's really been a hard winter here in Nashville!! 

I don't think it's ever going to warm up again; it feels more like Alaska out there than Tennessee!!

I wouldn't be surprised if I find an Eskimo or a polar bear camped out in my backyard!!

Well, dudes, I'm going to run.  Going to rustle up some grub, then get ready for prison--ah, er, I meant SCHOOL!  I will write in here again another time; until later, this is Stinko signing outta here!  So long!  Take care and God bless!  Pray my kid brother continues to do well!

~Stinko.  :)