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| i've spent a significant chunk of time catching up with people. boy, can some people write a lot (margie, this means you...with tim close behind)! actually, i didn't realize it had been so long. i truly enjoyed reading everyone. i've grown quite fond of a number of you!
the extended weekend was good, but i had to get up at 5:30 in the morning on friday (and monday), so that kind of sucked. had a good time otherwise though.
i'm freaked out right now, because my oldest friend (for 30 years!) has died. we became friends at the age of 5 on the first day of kindergarten. she's been living in baltimore for a while, but we've stayed in touch. i saw her over the holidays and the last time i spoke to her was about 3 weeks ago. she was doing great. they found her dead at the bottom of the stairs in her apartment. coroner still hasn't released her body or determined cause of death. funeral probably here on monday. tragic and troubling. that's all i can say right now.
i've gotta go, but i'll try to blog again soon and avoid having to read two weeks of people at once! | | |
| my friend just_margie asked for stories about a time a stranger helped you. well, i was going to just comment, but decided to put it here instead. it wasn't exactly help, but the intention was good. i'm afraid i didn't act that well, however.
many years ago i broke my leg pretty badly in a couple of places. i was walking on the sidewalk outside of my apartment and slipped on a tiny spot of ice. i know, not like skiing at val d'isert, but what can you do?
anyway, i knew instantly the break was bad, but tried to stand up anyway. i just fell again. so, i "crabbed" myself back to the stairs and started to pull myself up backwards, so i could call somebody. about a quarter of the way up, this guy appears and tells me he saw the whole thing from his window. he was trying to help me up the stairs, but what he actually ended up doing was just repeatedly pushing on my chest. now, i'm on my butt, on the stairs, my leg has a weird bump where bone is pushing out and it's ballooning rather impressively. pushing on my chest and pressing me harder against the stairs wasn't really the assistance i needed, but the thought was nice. this went on for two or three steps, when he pushed me just as i was leveraging up the next step. i hit my back on the riser. well, messy wasn't sweet. i said "you're not fucking helping; leave me alone!"
he kind of mumbled an apology and went back to his apartment directly across from mine. after i got out of the hospital and off morphine, i felt guilty about yelling at him. he really meant to help, but was apparently a bit dim about the mechanics. shortly after getting on crutches i moved, so never apologized. i feel bad about that but, honestly, not that bad.
so, not only have i answered margie's question, but timbrat's call for a time i did something evil! two blogs with one bone. how efficient of me. | | |
| what a difference a day makes!
that extra day for the weekend was heavenly. got the fish moved. the new tank looks great. very pleased. saw my dear friend dawn. drank Way too much on sunday and didn't have to face work with a hangover! saw some videos. "waking life" is great. "from hell" is kind of disappointing, but still entertaining. made grapefruit sorbet. it's yummy, but had hell trying to find something called orgeat for it - almond liqueur with orange flower water. it's used in mai tais and scorpions, so i may have to have a little tropical drinks gathering once it gets super hot here!
this week at work, so far, ranks in the bearable category. keep things crossed that it stays that way at least through tomorrow! | | |
| work's server has been up and down, and i got tired of being online for five-minute bursts.... it's kind of like work has been -- overwhelming loads of "hot, hot, hot" work and then nothing for agonizingly slow days. now the computer at least seems to be a bit better, so i thought i'd check in.
i am soooo pudged about the three-day weekend i could just skip! i think the big task will be to relocate some fish from a 10 to a 20 gallon tank. hopefully i'll get in a little socializing too. i'm sure some drinking will be involved, socializing or not!
anyway, i'm off to post some silly comments, so get ready!
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| since i'm recovering (and under medication), i've posted a shot of part of the "gracious terrace" as my profile pic. admiration and envy welcome. | | |
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