I'm so sorry, Susan. That sucks.

eta: It seems like I should have a more poetic response, but I just don't.

Via Con Dios, Margaret.

Nora, I'm so glad you are feeling better, was very concerned, reading about how you were feeling earlier at work.

There must be something weird in the air, as I'm having one of my periodic spells where I wish wholeheartedly I were a cat. Warm, soft fur. Purring on someone's lap. And most importantly, if I were a cat, my cats wouldn't be all the time bugging me to do stuff for them.

It's just so sudden. She was so healthy and energetic, then it seemed like overnight she got shaky and weak, and it took her doctors forever to figure out what was going on. But they did, she was getting the appropriate treatment, and it seemed like she was gradually getting better.

I hate mortality, I really do.

Sorry to hear that, Susan.

Hee. Japanese restaurant wifi? That seems funny. I mean, coffeeshop sure, but...are people surfing while they eat their sushi?

Dunno about them, but I'm surfing and watching tv with a bellyful of shrimp tempura and salmon teriyaki.

Sympathies, Susan.

I just skipped 80 or so posts, because it seemed like everyone needed hugs today. And I wanted to share a stupid crying story.

I bought a laptop last night. Was too tired to try and set it all up after I got home from a late dinner, so I waited until today. So glad I did. If I was this frustrated today I can only imagine how bad it would have been last night. All I can say is that the Linksys Setup Wizard for their wireless routers? Sucks donkey dong in great quantities. It looped me through one part of the setup over and over and wouldn't finish it up. I got so mad, I started crying. All I wanted was to hook up the damn computer! I was in tears over something I had no control over! Sat and fucking cried because something that seemed so simple just wouldn't play ball with me. Finally got a grip on myself and tried doing a live chat with the tech at Linksys. I have one sentence for them, get real techs. Not someone to read a fucking script. Okay, two sentences. I finally decided to try and set up the router through the new laptop rather than my PC. Right about then, my daughter came home with the new boyfriend. The computer whiz boyfriend. She better marry him, IJS. I need 24 hour tech assist and he's it. Now, I can look back at the crying jag and say, "see, all you have to do is backup and come at it from a different angle, it all works." I forget that sometimes, I get so determined to do something my way. Once I commit to a path, I hate to deviate. But in this case, it's what I needed to do. That, and a little divine intervention never hurts.

Anyway, I just wanted to give everyone {{{}}} who needed them, because sometimes we just really need them.

And, welcome back, Epic! Hope we get to see more of you around again.

Susan, my sympathies to you. Losing someone suddenly is always upsetting, even if you don't know them that well.

ETA: And sail, I'm glad you got it working. Computer stuff can drive you to tears.

Susan, many sympathies. She sounds like she was a remarkable woman.

I'm so sorry, Susan.

[complete shift in topic]

I am done with classes for the semester. Had my last one tonight and turned in the paper that Erin proofed for me. Thank you again, Erin! All I have left is one final next week. The prof gave us the final today so that we could prepare notes, outlines, etc. Makes it a more difficult final, in my opinion, but oh well.

I am thrilled that this semester is almost over. It's been an exceptionally difficult semester, and I'm not exactly sure why. The work hasn't been all that hard, but there has been a LOT of it.

I'm not taking any classes this summer, and I'm both happy and not happy about that. I'm not taking any because there are none scheduled at times that I can take one. It's going to set me back at least one semester. That part sucks. But, I sure could use the break.

((Susan))