some_stars | canaries in the mines

I have rung in the New Year by listening to Sufjan Stevens' Michigan album(which I first heard at the college radio station when it came out, and is still my favorite of his), in order to keep myself from listening to "Maybe Sprout Wings" anymore. Deciding to write a story about depression and possible suicide with a Mountain Goats soundtrack: possibly not the smartest thing I've ever done. Oh, and my sister may or may not be trapped and/or dead in Mexico, we can't confirm. ...I'm really quite sure she's not dead, but my mom's all worried because her flight back to NYC was canceled and then she hasn't made/returned contact except a missed phonecall to my mom with no message. It's only been a couple days, though. Like, I am genuinely certain she's fine, I'm just massively codependent with my mom and I absorb her emotions.

2011, you had better not be shit.