This is a post inline with the rest, really. Not much to say. Brian is here to visit me and I must say, it's a pleasure. He's been the most unobtrusive roomate I've had so far, but he's always been agreeable to me. I just wish he would talk more. I know why he came down here - mainly to get away from my parents. It's still strange though to be the older brother and be some kind of 'escape', some kind of person that is in the family yet has escaped. It's bizarre. Well, I'm sure that he's a good guy, that's certain. I've always known that...he's smart too, disturbingly - maybe smarter than me. It's weird how fast you can fall out of knowing a person. I suppose I've been gone for awhile and it's to be expected, but it's still bizarre. It must be a vacation for him, sleeping in and just living like me...even though I know it's awkward to hang out with a crowd that's not yours. I can't get over how quiet he is - very unlike Joe and I.

The point is that I think the kid will do alright ,and I'm appreciative of having a brother like him. He's a funny fucker and he's lazy like me, but he's got to get a few things together. I feel weird having to discuss serious things at some point with him (which is what I'm supposed to do down here), but my general impressions is that he'll do ok.