Death is all around

Good morning, fellow bloggers! It is with a heavy heart that I type this post, as the past few weeks have surrounded me with death.

First, a couple of my friends from college lost their 2 yr old son. He had been dealing with some kind of sinus thing....not sure exactly what it was, then one day he was gone. She's still taking it pretty hard, from what I hear, she hasn't cracked a smile since it happened, which is pretty bad for someone that is almost always smiling.

Second, my friend, teacher, and mentor passed away the next day. Now, he had collapsed on stage back in October from a brain tumor, but seemed to have been recovering, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. I cannot stress how that I would not be the musician I am today without his tutelage.

Third, my high school put up a memorial page for all that have passed over the years. Nothing really wrong with that, until I looked through and realized how many people I know that have passed on, most from stupid reasons like drunk driving!

Finally, and this is the one that hit me the hardest, one of my best friends and fraternity/sorority sisters from college passed away yesterday morning of a sudden heart attack. Making this even harder is the fact that I talked to her (through e-mail) a few hours before her death. She had said that she had been suffering from food poisoning from the past couple of weeks, but I wonder if she was trying to not tell me something more was wrong. I even joked about coming up to take care of her if she didn't get better. Little did I know....

*SIGH*

Needless to say, I'm not in my usual happy-go-lucky mood right now. This time of year is always hard for me, as 10 years ago, I lost my grandfather.

On a positive note, though, it is now spring break! Not having to drag myself out of bed every morning is sure to help!

Thanks for reading, everyone! I promise my next post won't be so dark and morose.

Death

It seems as if every year, someone that has an impact on my life seems to die on Xmas. A couple years ago it was James Brown, last year, it was my elementary school bus driver, and this year it was my favorite uncle.

Apparently, he passed away yesterday peacefully in his sleep. At least he didn't suffer. Darn cancer!

I'm not sure if I'll go to the funeral or not. I just don't think I could handle it, but we'll see.

What a morbid week

Remember this summer when everyone was dropping like flies? Well, whatever it was that was going around then, seems to be back this week as it seems as though everyday there is a report of some one or other leaving this Earth.

Two deaths really hit me, though. First is Roy Disney, brother of Walt Disney. I commented on someone's blog earlier that his death seems to be akin to a great king dying and then the evil nephew or adviser or something takes over. I hope this won't happen to Disney. That place is already being run by the lunatics what with Miley Cyrus and Jonas Bros (both of which are Satan incarnate, if you ask me) apparently replacing Mickey Mouse as the symbols of the company.

The second death just happened this morning. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry die this morning after suffering sever injuries. This is really sad because he was having a comeback year this year, as he has had a troubled past...not to mention I added him to my Madden team and had him on my fantasy football team...lol

Seriously, though....isn't this just a downer of a week?

I need to stop watching DVDs

I'm sure you've all read or hear of the death of David Carradine. I just happened to watch Kill Bill (both volumes) a couple of weeks ago. This isn't the first time that I've watched a movie shortly before someone dies, as a matter of fact it's a recurring theme.

On top of that, whenever I pull an older movie out, or even consider one, within a day or two I read on-line that they're thinking of remaking or, the word they like to use now is reboot. This past weekend I considered pulling out Short Circuit. Monday morning, I read that they have greenlit a reboot. GRRR!!!

Maybe if i stop watching movies this madness and death will stop. Alright, maybe not, but hey, I can dream, can't I?