absit omen

absit omen: (Latin) let an omen be absent. In other words, "let there not be an omen here". Expresses the wish that something seemingly ill-boding does not turn out to be an omen for future events, and calls on divine protection against evil.

An appropriate phrase for this particular post.

The other day one of my coworkers mentioned that she has a will in her car, and that she has stored an updated will in her glove-box for as long as she has had a car. And it made me think, why don't I have a will? I have at least a little bit of money, and a decent amount of possessions. So as written below, as my first post, my unofficial will.


At the time of my death any money in my bank accounts amounting to less than fifty-thousand United States dollars should be placed in a savings account. This account should be used towards paying for my younger sister's college education. Any money left over from this deposit should be given to my mother, in order to either aid in the publishing of her manuscripts, the beautification of her library, or the purchase of a BMW.

My car and all technical equipment (computers and the like) should go directly to my father. All paperwork (Journals, essays, sketchbooks, etc), all books, all CDs, and my stereo should go to my boyfriend. All keepsakes and trinkets from my junior year of high school on should go to my boyfriend. All keepsakes and trinkets from before this time should go to my mother.

Everything else should be made available for friends or IMMEDIATE family (mother, father, sister) to claim on a first-come-first-serve basis. Everything left over can either be donated or sold. In the event that a profit is made, the money should be placed in the aforementioned savings account, even if this placement causes the balance to exceed fifty-thousand United States dollars.

Under no circumstances is anything to be made available to extended family or the douche-bag. My mother will know who the douche-bag refers to.

Anyways, thank you for reading. Hopefully the next post will assume a slightly cheerier tone.