So I thought I would write a blog about my older brother. Why, because he's fairly interesting and he's rather important to me.
Most important person according to this Psychology quiz my friend gave me. But the quiz did have it's flaws.
Her:You see an animal in the woods, what is it?
Me:My dog (he's a toy poodle)
Her:How do you interact with this animal?
Me:I kick it!
The size of your animal represents your aggression and how you interact with it represents how you solve problems.
Anyways that's very much besides the point, and now to the point. Growing up without a father my brother pretty much took on that role from a very young age. Not in some creepy incestuous way, but I mean in the sense that he looks out for me, and has my best interest. But when it gets right down to it, he still is my older brother so he can be a jerk at times. Like how, when I buy soy milk, or really any grocery type food that I don't hide, he's very quick to eat it.
He has had a fairly rocky life. Dropped out of highschool, twice. He was very heavily into drugs at one point, but even then he was still looking out for me. For example, like most people involved in the drug scene he -loved- to tell stories about what he was on and what he did and to glorify the chemical-life. But even in his altered state of mind, after telling me these stories he would also tell me the downside to them, like how his short-term memory is horrible. Also, he isn't like that anymore.
Also, I guess I've played the role of the missing parent for him too, but to a different extent, I mean I'm so proud of him and how fixed his life. I mean he got his highschool Diploma, and was accepted int UofW for Analytical Psychology. He didn't end up going because He got a job offer to teach English as a Second language in Korea that begins next march but since he has his ESL-teaching degree, and will soon have his working Visa, he's going to move to Japan and work there for a couple monthes teaching privately. Also he's nearly fluent in Japanese, he caught onto the Otaku(nerd who likes japanese stuff) business early on and since he went to Cameron he was able to learn Japanese there, and he took it in night school and on the side.
That's really all I have to say about my brother, I prolly have more to say but I grow weary, if you want to meet him he's currently working at Goco fulltime 9-5 lolz. No seriously, don't. And if you do, don't be all like, "man I read your sister's blog about you," because that would be incredibly awkward.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
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Haha, yes I think that would be kind of awkward lol. But that's really cool about all the Japanese stuff. But anyway, I hope he has a good time, and maybe you'll get to visit him!
- meggy -
ok so I'm going to comment again :P. Yes I commented last night but apparently not. However this is what I had to say. I'm really glad that you and your brother are there for eachother. It's often tough to find the good in your siblings because hey! they are your siblings and they're really only good for bugging, right? Just kidding, I know what you mean by having your brother watch out for you and vise versa. It's also awesome that's he's found a job doing what he loves. May everything work out for him ... and you as well.
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