First Impressions: 5.21 Two Minutes To Midnight

I'm changing the way I do my episode reviews, trying to condense things down into something shorter. I hope it's easier for people to read and easier for me to do.

I won't be covering every scene anymore, just hitting the highlights (or trying to). A few small caps will be included and I'll post a link to a more thorough review if you want more information.



( My First Impressions of 5x21...slightly image heavy )

Four Years

After all my stressing and worrying months ago about how I might feel leading up to today, here it is and none of that really happened. I guess I should be thankful for small favors after last year.

May 12th. Four years ago today my dad passed away.

I miss him, I always will. A couple of days ago he popped into my mind and I suddenly missed hugging him. A simple act that I don't recall us doing all that often, but when we did it seemed to mean a lot. I got a little melancholy thinking about it...and remembering what it felt like.

I no longer carry around the weight of regret and in a lot of ways I feel I've made a great deal of progress in moving on. This year is all about getting my life back, of improving my health, my lifestyle, of taking charge of me. The changes are already beginning.

This afternoon mom & I are going out to place flowers on his grave. It's never easy for me and I just like to get it done and overwith. I can't help it. It's just the way I am. I do it more for my mom than me. I know there's things I need to tell her, that I can't keep putting it off, but I don't know if I'll have the courage today to say it. At least the weather promises to be nice. I hope we'll be able to see Mt. Rainier from the gravesite. It was one of the reasons we chose that spot. Dad would've enjoyed that gorgeous view.

Just 'Cause

This cap is from 1x09 "Home".
Click to see the full-sized version.