General updates
Hey folks. Yeah, I'm not dead. Just thought you'd like to know.
Been busy with work (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it) and with lawyers and such. Got most of the legal bullshit out of the way and here soon, we're probably going to start the actual talking to the insurance agency and getting our due.
Also got a copy of the police report which is helpful in that I know what insurance company she had (and the fact that she actually had an insurance company which helps out a lot) so we can safely start assuming what kind of settlement we'll be getting. From what I've been told, in Illinois you can't actually sue someone for wrongful death. Nor can you sue their insurance company. Whoever came up with this harebrained law I feel needs to be taken out into the street and publically shot. So, I will not be getting my millions from this stupid situation. If all parties involved stick to the settlement and decide they want their cut, I'll be looking to get somewhere around $16,000. If one person decides to drop out (as my brother has eluded to) then I'll be getting more like $20,000. Either way, that's going to be enough to take care of a lot of my personal expenses (whores are pricey) and basically set myself up so that I can push ahead with other endeavors, such as getting a newer car and hopefully moving out of here. This obviously isn't going to happen right away. I'll just have to trust that things will work out for the best.
In other news, my stomach has informed me that it is on strike today. Dunno what I did to piss it off, but it seems I'll be spending more time than I'd like laying down and feeling like basic crap. I've been mostly in a pissy mood the last few days and I think that's the ultimate cause of my negative outlook. I've never been one to get sick all that often, so when it does happen, it just tends to make me bitter. I'll be better in a few days though. But tonight (my night off) I'll be feeling like crap and not wanting to move anymore than I have to. Lovely.
Probably in a few weeks, I'll be getting my settlement and have my taxes filed. Once the settlement is done, I'm more than likely going to just politely forget about my father. You know, sort of like what he did with me most of my life. I figure I owe him at least that much to live up to his standards. Yeah, it sounds pretty cold, but I figure there's so few good memories of him, it's really not worth keeping him in any of my thoughts.
I kind of touched on the funeral a month ago, but I didn't mention anything about the actual service. I gotta say, as cynical as I can be at times, for a few moments, I thought I was at the wrong funeral. These people kept getting up and talking about what a wonderful guy he was and how much he was going to be missed. All I kept thinking through it all was, "huh?" and "Excuse me?" You all wonder where I get my powers of persuasion and my ability to make people think in certain ways, well, obviously I got it from my dad. He had these people totally snowed. They talked him up so much I expected someone at one point to talk about the time he walked on water. I find it odd that they never once mentioned anything about his lack of parenting skills. Or his total absense of being a father (well, at least to ONE of his children). So, it kind of happened again to me. I go to a funeral and I end up pissed because most of what's being said was lies. Now, my grandmothers funeral wasn't so much lies as it was someone talking about her like he knew her when he'd never spent so much as five minutes with her. That's what pissed me off about her funeral. But this one was just sad because it was all lies. His lies, which made it even more sad. He was the best liar I knew.
Oh, as for his estate... Yeah, well that's all going to his wife. And, after hearing from my brother about how he was like $80,000+ in debt because of his constant get-rich-quick schemes, I'm not going fight for any of that. I have enough money problems, I don't need his.
All in all, though, life is ok.
Been busy with work (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it) and with lawyers and such. Got most of the legal bullshit out of the way and here soon, we're probably going to start the actual talking to the insurance agency and getting our due.
Also got a copy of the police report which is helpful in that I know what insurance company she had (and the fact that she actually had an insurance company which helps out a lot) so we can safely start assuming what kind of settlement we'll be getting. From what I've been told, in Illinois you can't actually sue someone for wrongful death. Nor can you sue their insurance company. Whoever came up with this harebrained law I feel needs to be taken out into the street and publically shot. So, I will not be getting my millions from this stupid situation. If all parties involved stick to the settlement and decide they want their cut, I'll be looking to get somewhere around $16,000. If one person decides to drop out (as my brother has eluded to) then I'll be getting more like $20,000. Either way, that's going to be enough to take care of a lot of my personal expenses (whores are pricey) and basically set myself up so that I can push ahead with other endeavors, such as getting a newer car and hopefully moving out of here. This obviously isn't going to happen right away. I'll just have to trust that things will work out for the best.
In other news, my stomach has informed me that it is on strike today. Dunno what I did to piss it off, but it seems I'll be spending more time than I'd like laying down and feeling like basic crap. I've been mostly in a pissy mood the last few days and I think that's the ultimate cause of my negative outlook. I've never been one to get sick all that often, so when it does happen, it just tends to make me bitter. I'll be better in a few days though. But tonight (my night off) I'll be feeling like crap and not wanting to move anymore than I have to. Lovely.
Probably in a few weeks, I'll be getting my settlement and have my taxes filed. Once the settlement is done, I'm more than likely going to just politely forget about my father. You know, sort of like what he did with me most of my life. I figure I owe him at least that much to live up to his standards. Yeah, it sounds pretty cold, but I figure there's so few good memories of him, it's really not worth keeping him in any of my thoughts.
I kind of touched on the funeral a month ago, but I didn't mention anything about the actual service. I gotta say, as cynical as I can be at times, for a few moments, I thought I was at the wrong funeral. These people kept getting up and talking about what a wonderful guy he was and how much he was going to be missed. All I kept thinking through it all was, "huh?" and "Excuse me?" You all wonder where I get my powers of persuasion and my ability to make people think in certain ways, well, obviously I got it from my dad. He had these people totally snowed. They talked him up so much I expected someone at one point to talk about the time he walked on water. I find it odd that they never once mentioned anything about his lack of parenting skills. Or his total absense of being a father (well, at least to ONE of his children). So, it kind of happened again to me. I go to a funeral and I end up pissed because most of what's being said was lies. Now, my grandmothers funeral wasn't so much lies as it was someone talking about her like he knew her when he'd never spent so much as five minutes with her. That's what pissed me off about her funeral. But this one was just sad because it was all lies. His lies, which made it even more sad. He was the best liar I knew.
Oh, as for his estate... Yeah, well that's all going to his wife. And, after hearing from my brother about how he was like $80,000+ in debt because of his constant get-rich-quick schemes, I'm not going fight for any of that. I have enough money problems, I don't need his.
All in all, though, life is ok.
posted by Not Your TGM | 4:08 PM
1 Comments:
I'm sorry you're not feeling well, hon, but I'm glad to hear you are, indeed, still alive. Hope your financial stuff all goes well. You could come visit us if it does, ya know. ;o)
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