10/14 (Wed.)

I seriously hope no one ever reads this because if they do, they’ll decide I’m totally crazy.

Hmmm. I suppose it’s possible that I am. I mean, if you think about it hard enough, you can imagine that everything you know is just some delusion and you’re really just a brain in a tank somewhere.

But that’s too scary to think about for long.

Besides, I don’t think it’s true.

So if I am not crazy (and I don’t think I am), then the brownie is real!

SERIOUSLY!

Now that I’ve had a chance to think about it, I’ve decided this is the coolest thing that ever happened to me.

I mean, I have a magical creature living in my closet! Sure, the little dude can be annoying. Even so, having him here is the neatest thing in the history of my life!

So that’s the good thing.

The bad thing is that last night Mom and Dad had a big fight about Dad quitting his job. Mom is freaking out and I can’t blame her. He didn’t even talk to her before he did this!

Also, Bennett is starting to act really weird. Last night at dinner he said he was thinking about quitting soccer!

When Mom asked why, he said, “I need more time for my poetry.”

If Mom had actually read any of his poetry, she probably would have spit out her herbal tea when he said that.

I figured Dad would be mad, since he’s very big on sports. But he just clapped his hand on Ben’s shoulder and said, “I understand, son. I understand.”

And I guess he does, given that he just quit his job for his songwriting.

Now that I think about it, maybe having a brownie move into my closet was the least weird thing that’s happened this week!