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I'm back in Montreal, which is great. Staying with S. is great. But I saw Z. today. I was so nervous I wouldn't go to see her at all, but I did ( Read more... ) -
I hate Mother's Day
Maybe eventually I'll get to the point where it's something other than a thousand stabs reminding me that my mother's dead, or that other people's mother's aren't dead.
It's been more intense this year than in past years.
Did you know that when you hate it, Mother's Day actually lasts about two weeks? Starting from when the ads come out. -
October 9, 2007 Anxiety Dreams and Test Day
Mom stepping out of the shower and telling me she's dying. Arriving in Hungary late at night with nowhere to stay. Dinner with a date I don't like. Feeling so tired, I fall asleep in my dream, while I'm sleeping! And of course the dog was tossing and turning all night too. And it's test day! (just a small one, but still...)
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No Words
A friend sent me a link to this article about the epidemic of rape in the Congo. It's nightmarish like awful.
An excerpt:
Few seem to be spared. Dr. Mukwege said his oldest patient was 75, his youngest 3 ( Read more... ) -
damn soft tissue damage
"Soft tissue damage" is what the doctors called whatever is in my foot that's been slowing me down for two weeks. TWO WEEKS. Not okay. I limp, it hurts to walk, I take the dog on incredibly puny walks. I thought if I waited two weeks it would either go away or the docs would take it seriously. Because I don't really believe them ( Read more... ) -
The homework fairy rides again!
That's me ( Read more... ) -
Renewing my LJ
I haven't posted in ages, for various reasons, including the somewhat decreased anonymity of my LJ! Well, whatever ( Read more... ) -
Tonsillar Cellulitis
Apparently this is what has been making me miserable the last two weeks! If I weren't so sure (based on past experience) that the doctor would make me feel stupid for coming to consult them and send me home to drink fluids and 'come back if you're still feeling bad in a week' I might have been able to start antibiotics *last* week ( Read more... ) -
Nothing ever goes out of style for good? Tzitzit Chic
You might have thought Hasidic fashion was behind the times, clinging to the dress of a antiquated aristocracy Jews were never even part of. Oops! Turns out they were just ahead of the fashion curve for an unusually long time!
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