This is a little hard to write, but blogging about this is the easiest way to reach the largest amount of people all at once.

Last night, I got a call from my mom as we were starting our D&D game. It turns out that my uncle, who has been struggling with alcoholism for years now, is now dead. She gave me a few details, but to be honest I was pretty numb for the rest of the evening, so I don’t remember them all, and I didn’t want to push my mom while she was having a calm moment  Sadly, this kind of death is nothing new for my family.

I have purchased airplane tickets back to Ohio, and I will be there for a few days. I’ll have my iPad with me, so I may be online as wireless connections permit, but don’t expect a lot out of me for a little while; I am giving myself permission to check out mentally for a few days while I help my mom. I’m not sure how I’ll be after seeing my mom again — I’m looking forward to it, mind you, but grief hits everyone differently — so while I’ll be back in Atlanta by Tuesday, I may or may not be fully up to speed by then.

Also, now would be a really bad time to complain to me about your copy of V20 or bitch about something I posted or whatever.