Mike is still alive. Doing slowly, steadily worse, but not yet past the point of some kind of turnaround. It's the kind of thing they just can't estimate. Could go bad any moment, could start getting better ( Read more... )

Long, weird week. Moved a bunch of stuff! Was in a parade! Babysat a lot! Got some jobs! Built a robot army! Hosted a burrito bar! Drove to Hillsboro a lot! Tended bar! Flirted with new people! Helped tech a puppet show! Did piles of legal work! Bike got stolen! Partied with mimes til the wee hours! Had big important feelingsy conversations! Bought ( Read more... )

- Linda got home from the hospital Monday morning. It is good to have her back. Not just because it means I'm no longer the primary caregiver. But also that a lot ( Read more... )

I know this is going to feel fast. I knew this was going to feel fast. Still not prepared for quite how fast. Phone is ringing off the hook a little. People want to know what now and what next. It's good. I'm profoundly lucky to have so much support. But I'm wondering those things too ( Read more... )

Oh. Hey. It's the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. That's why I'm up at 5am, crying before I know why ( Read more... )

Dad called very late last night, which is unusual for him. I missed the call and was going to call back this evening to find out what was up, but just now he called me. At work. At 6:30am his time. Which he never does. So I picked up to hear the pressing can't-wait news that my 98-year-old great-grandmother...

...is doing great and mentioned an ( Read more... )

Tyler's grandfather died today.

( We're okay, but it sucks )

I posted about how cool meeting Baby Izzy was, and now I'm thinking about the obvious follow-up ( Read more... )

I met a baby. Izzy, six days old today. ( She took my breath away. )

( Have just about fucking had it with bodies. )