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Dear Santa...
Dear Santa,
This year I've been busy!
In February I gave godanigo a kidney (1000 points). Last Saturday I put money in phoenixftm's expired parking meter (14 points). Last Wednesday I donated bone marrow to rissaownsyou in a life-saving procedure (300 points). In August I gave moonballoon a Dutch Oven (-10 points). In April I helped sarinabina across the street (6 points).
Overall, I've been nice (1310 points). For Christmas I deserve a shiny red ball!
Sincerely,
towisebird
ps. i gave joan baez a massage last night.
pps. saturday night she wouldn't hug any fans because she was tired and didn't want to get sick, and then she saw me and said "i see jordan!" and then said to the other fans "sorry guys, i know her!" and gave me a big hug and kiss, then she put her hand on my face and said to me "and she's a little tweak" and winked and chuckled that glorious laugh (i'm still confused by her use of the word tweak...she always calls me weird things though, once she called me "my faithful little pickle"
anyway, we chatted candidly both nights and she asked about my trip to russia, and i told her about it and el salvador and she told me to take care of myself and be careful and squeezed my hand. last night after the show i was sitting cross legged on the edgeof the stage talking to the boys and crook while joan greeted the other fans, ans then she turned around and said "hello, beautiful" and walked over and gave me a big ol' hug and kiss. then i hopped off the stage to giver her a real hug, and we both put our arms out and she slumped into mine, putting all her weight on me (expressing her tiredness) then we talked about how great the show was that night, how much fun it was. then she turned around to talk to my grandma and i gave her a massage (because her neck had been bothering her that night), and it was great. then my grandma made some comment about how wonderful granddaughters are, and joan agreed and then she and i talked about how cute little jasmine is and how big she is getting. this all took place in a fairly short amount of time, but it was superb. these past few times with joan have been the best because i don't feel like i'm only "the little fan" anymore....i feel comfortable chatting with her, and we check in with eachother like old friends. i'm so happy right now. boy, i'm am so fortunate!
ps. for anyone who doesn't know, crook is the man with the biggest heart in all of the world. i'm so glad he is my family friend now. i think he's even coming to dinner on thursday before he goes back to pcb. i sure love him. and jim. and erik. and graham. and jason. and that joan, i guess she's alright too!
;)
i'm still glowing.
ps. the joan baez listserv members are so fabulous. i almost started crying when i saw how happy some of them were to meet joan. she's so genuinely kind and caring. i love watching people smile, and i love the joan wink and joan hugs. also how soft her hands and arms and face and neck are.
i'm so happy my same age friends understand how amazing she is. i'm so happy they were there with me. it was great to share that kind of experience (not share in the sense of letting them have something of mine, but rather to experience the same thing)....for me it always feels like the first time i'm seeing her.
alright, no more ramblin....hw time.
lovelovelove
~jordan