thanks, joe. i know what you mean about not believing that people are mortal. i realized when hearing about mohan that this was my first experience of having a friend die. i never really thought about it happening before. i've experienced grandparents dying (but those were not surprises) and classmates dying (but no one who i was really close to), but nothing like this. and there was a moment when looking at g's grandma in the casket and watching g's mom freak out and say, 'that's not my mother, that looks nothing like her,' that i had a vision of my own mother in a casket... it was pretty awful. and i knew it was going to happen someday. or it'd be the reverse (my mom seeing me in a casket), and that would probably be worse. actually, i pretty much decided on the spot that when i die i don't want my body to be on display--i want to be cremated or donated to science, but definitely not on display for people to look at.
joe, i love you so much. i hope you know, because i don't think i tell you enough. i guess that was the worst part about mohan's death--all the things i never had a chance to tell him because i assumed he'd always be there... but as my geometry teacher told me back in 8th grade, you should never assume. :-P
btw, girl geek, congrats on getting your awesome essay published in that awesome book. i spent most of my winter break getting all my female friends and relatives to check it out. :-)
joe, i love you so much. i hope you know, because i don't think i tell you enough. i guess that was the worst part about mohan's death--all the things i never had a chance to tell him because i assumed he'd always be there... but as my geometry teacher told me back in 8th grade, you should never assume. :-P
btw, girl geek, congrats on getting your awesome essay published in that awesome book. i spent most of my winter break getting all my female friends and relatives to check it out. :-)
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