heard about it last night at the bar from former co-workers. it was on msnbc.com today ( Read more... )

my grandmother died today...my mom's mom...from pancreatic cancer...the same thing...i don't even know how i feel right now

she suffered a lot more the past few days than my mom did, though. my mom's downfall was so quick..literally hours. hers was days, so in that way, i'm glad it's over for her.

we do a late lunch ( Read more... )

well that’s the way the fairy tale goes
boy meets girl and they wed with roses
but that’s not the way it seems to be
and I’m pissed that they lied to me

cuz boy meets boy and boy runs away
or girl meets girl and she’s afraid to stay
we end up home alone watching court tv
not living ever after happilythe chorus of my current fave song. not ( Read more... )

i once wanted to write an entire book on post-it notes.  and if it ever got published i wanted the beginning of every chapter to be written on a drawn post-it.  i guess you could say i've always just kind of loved post-its.  i would buy them even if i had no use for them because i liked the color combinations ( Read more... )

my grandmother is amazing.  she will be 92 in november (grandfather is 93).  she has had pancreatic cancer for almost 2 years, been through chemotherapy.  she's not on it now...it stopped working, and the tumor that is wrapped around her esophagus is growing and she can't eat or drink much.  thus, she was admitted to the hospital a few days ago ( Read more... )

jacqueline comes home today!!   haven't seen her since before we evacuated for gustav.  many of y'all know the drama we've been through over the years that we've known each other.  i don't think either of us ever expected to be in this place with each other.  but she's my best friend.  and i'm so excited to see her today.  leaving soon to go pick ( Read more... )

it feels soooooooooooooooooooooooooo good to be home.   :)

it's strange how much facebook and myspace have changed everything.  i find myself consistently checking, looking at everyone's updates to see where they are, or where they're headed.  We didn't have that 3 years ago.  Yes, we had myspace and facebook, but there was no constant in your face status updates.  In this case, I'm very thankful for it.  ( Read more... )

will people quite freaking out about this damn hurricane already?!?!?!?!?!?!?!  seriously...it's getting annoying.