Saturday is going to be one of those strangely balanced days between sorrow and joy. My sister Shannon and I are going to look at headstones for mom’s grave in the morning, and then joining the rest of her side of the family for a bar-b-q.

The way all of these events have been timed seems strangely familiar. It’s been almost a year to the day that the whole family was together with my mom there. Sortly afterwards, her health started to slip, and before we knew it she was gone.

This past year has seen so many changes all around me, some good, some bad, and almost all of them making life akward for a while. But the worst seems to be behind me, and with presistance and dilligance, I will continue to move onward and upward with my life.

October 9th will be the true test, though. When I stand there, staring at mom’s headstone, telling her what’s new in my life, and how much I miss her. One year without her….

Looks like I’m not the only one excited about Photoshop 6. The autor of this article at webreference.com has nothing but words of praise, and she actually has used the program!

I am like SO jealous right now.

Computer Arts has some details into the upcoming Photoshop 6. Drool….

To help pass the time away while waiting for Final Fantasy IX to come out, I went and purchased Chrono Cross. If there is one thing Square knows how to do, it’s make good role playing games!

And speaking of games, look back on the history of video games at the Video Game Museum.

Congrats to my former friend / current poor relation Tim and his new wife Jen. I hope you two are happy together for a long time.

Now I’m going out to a dance club with the refugees from your "dry" wedding reception to listen to their war stories and consume mass ammounts of alcoholic-type beverages. Anything else done beyond that tonight will be considered a bonus.