Did you like the Beastie Boys?
I guess I could understand if you did, I just never really grew up ever hearing them, so I've never been able to really get into them. But today, I thought I'd give them a listen for you. They're interesting. I know you liked a lot of music that I didn't, but I do remember that one time when you were getting work done at Alkali and I stopped by with some blank CDs and my laptop and burned you a handful of CDs. Those CDs are now sitting in Mom's garage, almost every one of the ones I burned for you. It makes me wonder if you had gotten to listen to them, and if you did, what you thought of them. I've been taking care of your car, the Geo, which since has been named Edward Norton. I bet you'd like that, and the fact that I can actually drive a stick. Yeah, I kind of had to teach myself, but because of vide games, I was fine. So many things make me think of you these days. You're always in my mind, and it's not ever easy to go through everyday like that, but I'd rather have that than not ever having you on my mind. In retrospect, me moving back to Wisconsin has been beneficial to the family, if for no other reason than to just be here for everyone. This hasn't been the easiest year we've ever had, it seems like we keep getting kicked when we're down, but we're trying to keep our heads up as much as possible. But that's pretty tasking, even the most optimistic people have their bad days. I'm glad that I got to see you last year on your birthday, I remember it well. I met you and mom at the bar, even if I didn't see you for that long, that didn't matter. At least I got to see you on your birthday, which is more than I could ask for. Who would have thought that would be the last birthday we would be together? That's all I can handle for today.
