Blue Skin, Red Eyes

Eric "the Stirge" Sturgeon passed away on March 7, 2018. He died of multiple organ failure due to liver disease. His dad and sister were with him as he peacefully moved on to whatever greets us when we wake from this life. It's my hope and belief that he is with our mother and brother that went before him.

As his big sister, older by only 15 months, I'm having a hard time imagining life without my brother and first friend. Eric was funny and generous and always confused by the details of life. He managed to live his entire life without ever filing an income tax return. When he was a little kid on the reservation, he frequently got stuck in the mud until a kind stranger spotted him and dragged him home.

The Hunting Song - Tom Lehrer

Classic Rock Song - Stephen Lynch

Amish Paradise - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Weird Science - Oingo Boingo

It's Kickin' In - They Might Be Giants

Down Under - Men at Work

99 Luftballons - Nena

I'm So Sick of You - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Lollipop (Candyman) - Aqua

Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns N' Roses

I'm Your Gummi Bear - Gummi Bear

Snow (Hey Oh) - Red Hot Chili Peppers

I Can't Watch This - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

Seventeen - Ladytron

Tighten Up - The Black Keys

Tracey Gold - Freezepop

The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service

What's My Age Again? - Blink-182

Creep - Radiohead

The Takedown - Yellowcard

Daylight - Matt & Kim

Where It's At - Beck

Pepper - Butthole Surfers

Eat It - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield

Everybody - Ingrid Michaels

All Star - Smash Mouth

Arms - Christina Perri

If You Were Gay - Avenue Q: Original Broadway Cast

We're Going to Be Friends - Jack Johnson

A Kiss Is Not a Contract - Flight of the Conchords

Uh, also they seem to be discussing dialysis or a liver transplant now. Fun times.

I don't know. I'm scared, to be honest. I hate being in the hospital, but I don't feel like I have any other options. It's worse, too, because I fucked up my insurance and I don't currently have any. Hopefully the social workers can help me get on the state insurance, which is apparently pretty good for a red state. Or at least Medicaid or Medicare or whatever.

I'll try to post here more often, keep people up to date on what's going on. Hopefully I'm blowing things out of proportion, and it'll be a relatively simple fix for a proper medical facility, at least enough of a fix that I can take care of myself.

In case you were worried. Just been playing a lot of stupid phone games. Listening to music. Learning the alphabet from the Barenaked Ladies. To wit:

A is for aisle

B is for bdellium

C is for czar

D is for djinn

E is for Euphrates

F is for föhn

G is for gnarly

H is for hour

I is for irk

J is for jalapeño

K is for knickknack

L is for llama

M is for mnemonic

N is for ngomo

O is for ouija

P is for pterodactyl

Q is for qat

R is for argyle (no, it isn't)

S is for Saar

T is for tsunami

U is for urn

V is for vraisemblance

W is for wren

X is for Xi'an

Y is for yperite