It had been months since last I wrote and probably with be more months until I endeavour to write here again. The writing part kind of hurts, but more on that later. Seeing as I don’t think I can think in long pretty sentences right now, I will resort to listing my current situation ( Read more... )

It's two days to take off and I still find it hard to believe that I am actually going to England. I keep waiting for something to blow up (yes, a vision of the combusting airplane have graced me several times thus far) and prevent me from going. Perhaps I'm afraid of developing expectations to be shattered later on, so I develop anti- ( Read more... )

We all know what to do when Life gives you lemons. But what do we do when Life keeps shoving you cyanide pills ( Read more... )

we'resosorrybestronghowlongdoeshehaveleftyou'reinourprayersohwhatapitypoorchildallalonewhere' ( Read more... )

I’m not back from the dead yet. Just when I think that things could not get worse, somehow they tend to take an amusing twist and land right in the Awfulland ( Read more... )

It's Cancer. It's everywhere. Lungs, spine, bones...

My England invasion is cancelled.

Today in the afternoon is Dad's surgery. They are going to take out the hipbone infected by the tumor and replace it with a metal one. Afterward they will inspect the tumor and let us know whether it's C or something else.

If any of you has a tendency to pray, please do. If you don't, just curse my family with vehemence (Jewish superstition

( Memories of the Dead )

Two things I've received today ( Read more... )

Did anyone hear lately about this spiffy conference they help in Iran earlier this week? I found the whole thing highly amusing and awfully nerve-wracking ( Read more... )