Textmessaging with my Brother

Usually I like textmessaging. I prefer written communication over oral, usually. My brother, on the other hand, is an exception. He textmessages short bits of nonsense, and textmessages over and over in rapid succession so I don't have time to reply or ask him what he's talking about. It would be easier just to talk to him on the phone to get him to clarify things. Not to mention his spelling and grammar are terrible.

Going to Cosley Zoo and the Titanic Exhibit

Today I took Dayquil, felt better, and saw April and Phil. First we went to Cosley Zoo, which has a small amount of animals. I forgot my camera:-( This little boy ran into me and nearly knocked me over and when I looked at him he started laughing! If he spoke English I would have said something nasty to him. One of the women he was with was shaking the cages too. Ugh, people. Then we went to the Titanic exhibit at Woodfield Mall. It was really interesting with lots of information and artifacts. They took our picture, too, and gave us little cards with games on them (a crossword puzzle, etc.) That was fun and informative. I'm starting to feel a bit depressed again, as my Klonopin is wearing off. But it's pretty late and I should finally read and eventually take Nyquil.

My Brother and Religion

Okay, a fun post. Earlier today I was talking to my brother. He said "I talk to people you can't hear." My response was "What?" thinking he was hallucinating again. We went over this a few times and finally he said "I pray." I asked him why he didn't just say that and he said "The bible says not to tell what you pray about." I pointed out that he could say he prayed without saying what he prayed about. Then he went on about the Bible and the Koran. He has a bunch of copies from jail and has read them. He's all into religion now whereas he used to be an extreme atheist. Somewhere in the middle he revised the Bible to be a Harry Potter-type universe and I guess that eased him into the whole religion thing.

5 Gratitudes

1. Seeing April and Phil
2. Going to Cosley Zoo
3. Going to the Titanic Exhibit
4. Having a comforting conversation with Michael
5. Having an insightful conversation about sexual orientation with Izzy