lessons from my internet

so 30 mintues ago i completed what would be my first legitimate post, if it had gone through. it was a long a detailed boast about my parents and how cool they are. i really thought my writing was touching and witty, too. like i really thought that. anyway, i'm about to post it, when the screen tells me my session is timed out...then i accidentally hit <-- and i lose everything that i had just typed. i was definitely shouting at my computer (an inanimate object) for several minutes. after i got over my anger and self-condemnation, i had an unlikely epiphany:

maybe this is my internet telling me that people don't want to read long and overly detailed blogs. especially not the ones written by people who are impressed by their own writing. thank you world wide web, for humbling me where i clearly needed some help. however, my parents still deserve some props...so here's my (severely) shortened version of the post that didn't quite make it online.

my mom is foolishly generous. today she bought me a WAY overpriced book simply because "i know you like this author". it's second nature for her to do things like that. but i wanna be like that when i "grow up".
my dad just makes me smile, just by being a goofball and freeing me up to be a goofball around him. we watched the best of will ferrell dvd tonight, and cried like little girls as we laughed. i'm just thankful that our pants stayed dry, with as much as we feed off each other's laughter.

mom and dad, i love you guys. you two are way cool. hopefully i'll remember to say that more often. my advice of the night = throw some thankfulness upwards for those that love you well down here.