Making Math in the Magical Moonlight

My english final was harder than it should have been. Ten minutes into the exam I was disappointed in myself because I had not read the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and 90 out of the 200 points of the exam were on that darn'd book. Though I did read some of it... it was not nearly enough.

"Get up and hump yourself, Jim."

This evening was the memorial service for Mr.Ingalls. I didn't really know him that well but I was so drained by the time I left that packed auditorium. I wasn't physically tired but I don't think I can say I was emotionally tired either. There were just so many emotions in the room. Everyone was half crying half laughing and it was really overwhelming for me. The weird thing about funerals/wakes/dead people ceremonies is that everyone gets each other worked up and a lot of them forget why they're crying. If I suddenly died I don't think I would want people to come by and see my corpse pushing up daisies. I would want everyone to have a DP... only if my grandma was dancing with all my youngin' friends.

Though the service was overwhelming it was really really well done. There were some really funny stories said and I think everyone left with a better feeling about the whole thing. There was a really bad part though. There was this older kid, probably twenty two, who went up and did a musical selection. There were pieces done by a few other people scattered throughout the service but how this stooge got on the setlist I have no idea... because the sucked... really bad... at singing Into the West from Lord of the Rings. I sat with my face in my hands looking up when he was finally finished to see him taking huge gangly strides back to his seat, giving the flowered picture of Mr.Ingalls a long look, kissing his fingers, tilting his head back, outstreching his 12 foot long arms and pointing to the picture on stage. Generally I'm not that violent but oh my god I wanted to get up and clock that fool in the head so bad.

Walking to go get milk this evening I listened to what is now the song of the day... "Roland the Thompson Gunner" by Warren Zevon.