there is nothing that makes my head feels like it's imploding quite like being at my mother's house.

i've just come back from dinner/drinks (well, drink) with michelle #2 (i guess since the mantle of "michelle" has already been taken i'll just refer to you as onepinkshoe... lool :-D). i have eaten gross amounts of yam fries!! but all in all it was a lovely time ( Read more... )

oh yeah. i just remembered why i hate christmas ( Read more... )

this is how hard my boss rocks ( Read more... )

that is my way of saying that i have been watching too much sex and the city lately. but it, coupled with a conversation i had with my mom, has gotten me thinking ( Read more... )

so, why do i even bother with my mom? i mean, every time i do, it's utterly useless ( Read more... )

so i said to my mother today that i was feeling really exhausted/drained of energy lately ( Read more... )

my mother has called me twice before 9 today, 15 minutes apart.
once to tell me that there is a japanese movie playing on friday at 7, and once to tell me that she roasted a chicken.
thank you. i needed to know these things at 8:35 and 8:50 respectively.

*phone rings ( Read more... )

a family friend of ours, helena, passed away on tuesday at 4 pm. helena and i have had sort of a rocky relationship over the years, and i questioned her intentions in being friends with my mother. in the last few years however i've seen just how much she has given to my mom. my mom wasn't just helping her, she was helping my mom, too ( Read more... )