MexicanDragon

Come entertain me, Daniel... **BRENT**

Ladies and Jazzlemen... I am here. PM me or text me if you wanna hang out. I'm doing the "touristy DC thing" today, but can do things.` **BRENT**

Give me names and #s and I'll post pix. Wait, do they like you? If they are mortal enemies, I just won't tell them I know you, but yeah... PM me. Heading out in a couple hours. **BRENT**

Canon EF-S 18-55 F/3.5-5.6 IS It's the kit lens for the newer Canon entry level cameras. For now, that's probably just about perfect, and I suspect the Image Stabilization is going to go a long way towards having more pictures turn out. He got to take pictures of his friends, and he let them take pictures too (with close parental supervision, of course).

Heh... and I'm OK with that. I think he's going to have a ton of fun with that kit. Rebel XT with 18-55 IS lens. I wish that would have been around for MY 5th birthday... **BRENT**

Xavier's 5th birthday party... he got a new toy. [ATTACH=CONFIG]3804[/ATTACH] Zoe and her Trail of Tickets [ATTACH=CONFIG]3803[/ATTACH] The other side of the first picture. [ATTACH=CONFIG]3805[/ATTACH] 'Twas a good day. **BRENT**

How's it goin', Jeff? **BRENT**

Rally to Restore Sanity Keep Fear Alive Is anyone going to this rally next weekend? I think I'm going to be taking a trip to DC to catch this/hang out/whatever. I'm THINKING about bringing the kids too, we shall see. I know there are some DC area people around, and it starts in EXACTLY 7 days (to the minute.) Also, if someone wants to offer a couch/bed/tub for me + buddy + who knows, maybe kids? Heh... LMK. **BRENT**

Dammit Mike, I was just going to post that I wanted to be in line for your Zu Omens. Oh well. **BRENT**

Oh yeah, fantasy football. Guess I should subscribe to this thread. I picked my team on draft night and, well, wound up going through a bunch of crap. I actually remembered to set up my team one week, but then wound up not being able to, so I play with injured players and players on bye weeks. Ooops. I can't believe I have two losses now. It makes me sad. If I win this week, though, I'll be at .667. That's not bad for an almost-par-from-the-beginning team that hasn't been managed at all, right? **BRENT**

Grrrrr... **BRENT**

Getting ready to take the kids to see the Chattanooga Youth Symphony with Midori in a couple hours. I'm not sure how they will enjoy it, as they aren't usually around when I'm taking in live music, but I'm kind of excited. I think it should be interesting. **BRENT**

Dude, I'd rock some Lady Gaga Beats, but I can get away with pink IEMs... I doubt the OP can, and I KNOW Scott can't. **BRENT**

Wish I could make it down, Tom. I got that newletter while sitting here @ work a little while ago. Still need to make it down that way for an audio excursion. You call Purk? He would probably enjoy it, but doubt he'd notice the thread. **BRENT**

Starting new employee orientation today... I officially have a corporate job now. **BRENT**

Drunk off my ass for the first time since, idk, maybe the aSoFla decemver mEyt **ME**

My condolences Steve. I know how hard it is to lose a beloved pet/friend. Thanks for the words/glad tidings re:outcome of yesterday. My hands are still trembling a little when thinking about this. **BRENT**

Yesterday: Rough. Typical crappy work things + dealing with feelings @ work. Bah. Then I go to pick up Zoe from afterschool care. The director comes out to meet me on the sidewalk and lets me know that Zoe never made it there, and that she had gotten on the regular bus... something she has never done before to come home. She is the only person on this stop, and the driver doesn't normally stop in the afternoons, and she didn't get off. Only when the rounds ended and Zoe was still there did the bus driver notice a problem. She knew where Zoe lived (since the wife is no longer here, I go out with Zoe to the road and see her off daily), she brought her all the way back home. This was still an hour or so before I made it home from work, and no one was home. Zoe doesn't have a key, as she shouldn't, for any reason, need to be home without me here. I freaked out. I sped home to try to see if she was on the grounds at all. After checking a few places I took a moment to gather myself and she wound up being at a neighbor's place. It scared me to no end. I shook for two hours. I had talks with her. I had called the wife to see if she knew where Zoe was, and she wound up leaving work for an hour to check on us/talk to Zoe as well. I seriously doubt Zoe will ever do something like this again... but just thinking about it, I'm still a little shaken. I had a buddy come watch the kids an I went to an Al-Anon meeting. I got up today and have kinda had another rough day, though as I'm about to go pick up Zoe now, it shouldn't be QUITE as rough this evening as long as she's where she's supposed to be. Jesus... I've made myself physically ill over this... **BRENT**

Doctors are silly. Pretty sure it's all stress, which is starting to subside. Nothing a bottle of good bourbon can't handle. (That's a hint for you, Colin). So... went and picked up the kids and had the talk. It was emotional, mostly for Zoe and Kristen, followed by myself with Xavier *starting* to understand about 35-40 minutes in. I think it was good for the wife to go through this (we were separated for 5 months last year, but I was the one who handled the talk with the kids, and dealt, alone, with the fallout). It's over. I didn't want it to be. I was miserable much of the time with her, and even the great times were probably only "good" at best. I was dreading this day, for a long time. I found, though, that like most of the people close to me have told me, I am feeling better without her. Even though it's only been a few hours, I'm feeling better. Goals for tomorrow: Don't puke up blood / go a day @ work without crying over this / care that my back is hurting (I didn't today - care, that is - just too much other shit). I'm going to make it, things will be better. Even though I've always known this... I think after the past few hours.... I "KNOW" it. It feels good. **BRENT**

Yesterday would have been 9 years together with the wife and I. This morning I had her get her shit out of our apartment. She left a lot. Never really was that good at following directions. I woke up this morning to my back still hurting worse than yesterday, but not horribly so (threw it out last Thursday). I puked up a little blood this morning. About to go pick the kids up and jointly tell them that Mommy isn't going to be coming home anymore. Best day of my life. **BRENT**

Hey Thaddy... welcome back. IIRC, I believe you had the SN I wanted for my HF-1s (3 higher than mine). I think we had worked it out with TTVJ to have him switch for us, he OK'd it, and then... heh... forgot. Remember that? Ahhh, the good ol' days. **BRENT**

I shoot with my Mind's Eye. **BRENT**

Thank you for all the thoughts and well wishes, everyone. It truly means a lot. I'm going to get through this, and honestly, it is for the best. I don't want to badmouth the wife, but it hasn't been good for a while, and I've put up with too much. I plan on doing what is best for myself and my children. Taking it day by day right now (though really, it's not even been a day just yet), but as some philosophers from the middle of last century put it... "I'll get by, with a little help, from my friends". And I will. I got my ass handed to me by some friends tonight, lovingly, and it really helped to put some things into perspective. I feel much good will come of this. Lots of pain, sorry, heartache, emotasticism... but good in the end. If When you see me being a little bitch about it, feel free to put me in my place. I'll probably stray off the path a few times, though I'm going to try not to veer too far. 'Twill be for the best. *hugs* to all... now to sleep. I've had 1.5 hours since I woke up Sunday morning. **BRENT**

Marriage ended a few hours ago, took a nap, woke up, talked to friend, got on HC, now to get ready to go through the motions at work. **BRENT**

Heh. I know. **BRENT**