We got a new radio station here, and it’s a Christian Rock one. I have been listening to it nonstop since I found the station a few weeks ago and was surprisingly shocked with how awesome a lot of the songs were (I admit I had misconceptions about Christian rock). Well lately this one has been on a bit, and I just find myself turning it up and blasting it in the car and I love it.

"for KING & COUNTRY - Shoulders (Official Music Video)" (Watch on YouTube)

Real post at some point. I just find I have no motivation to do anything but go to work > sleep > go to work > sleep …. Yeah, depression sucks, but won’t bore you all with the deets. Hope everyone is doing well <3

Vacation is over … [said in the most depressing voice ever] … lol.

Back to work as of Monday, and while summer is SO slow here at work and I’ve been so bored, I just want to not be here. It was so hard coming back to work Monday, and leaving dad. After almost two weeks with us home with him and him not being alone for a portion of the day, he was back to being alone at home and it broke my heart. I know he finds stuff to do and keeps himself entertained with hours of soccer on his sports stations, but ugh, still sucked.

I am still watching X-Files, even though I haven’t been posting the episode reviews. Such a good show back then. Sure it’s rather cheesy in the beginning, especially David’s acting, but he actually improves a lot and the show just becomes awesome (except when he leaves, and then it goes downhill). I can’t wait for the reboot…feels so far away, ugh…but will actually be here quicker than I’d like (time flies too fast [sad]).

Also, I am sure many of you heard about the brutal and horrific killing of Cecil the lion. It’s sad when ANY being is taken from their home and murdered, but this sadistic fuck shot him and it didn’t kill him … and followed him for FORTY (or more, the numbers change per article) hours … until the poor thing died. Who’s mind, heart or soul, would even find ANY pleasure in that?! To say I am outraged is not even close to describing how I am feeling right now.

I'm sorry but hunters do their homework. He can sit there and cry all he wants that he didn't know ...but it's bullshit. Why try to destroy his collar? Didn't he find it ODD that these men were luring Cecil out of the habitat? It's bullshit and everyone knows it. That's why he immediately took down all his social media sites, and is now hiding like the coward that he is?! 

I know it won’t save Cecil and might not even help many other endangered animals out there, but I signed this petition. If you’re against animal cruelty of any kind (in particular, hunting like this), please sign!

I really hope this horrific event brings about change that seriously needs to happen in our world regarding endangered and ‘supposedly protected’ animals. Stuff like this makes me ashamed to be grouped in with ‘humans’.

To quote a very wise fictional character: "Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You're a plague and we are the cure." - Agent Smith, Matrix.

It’s one of my favorite quotes of all time. I’ve probably shared it before. It’s just so true.

I am quite literally seeing red! The only thing that somewhat keeps me leveled right now is reading all the comments people are leaving regarding this dirtbag. But he’s not the only one. Sadly MANY pay thousands of dollars to hunt these and other majestic creatures. Just leave them be!

Last week on our vacation we went over to Elizabeth Park. I treated my parents to lunch at the Pond House Café and they sat us in this perfect outdoor cubby hole, so it felt like we were both surrounded by nature and utterly alone, it was gorgeous. The food was delicious, but what was even better was that dad was in really good spirits. I managed to get a good photo of him. I sent it to my brothers, and the youngest (Nellie) was all, “Wow, I can’t remember the last time I saw dad so happy.” It tore at my heart, but I am happy I got to share that memory and snap the moment. It’s just the little things in life really.

Mom and Pops 7.23.15