Ah, bless you Cass. What a painfully beautiful day. I love the scampi idea. Transition objects are so, so important.

Weirdly enough, my best friend Liz, who died on Pan Am 103 was a stage manager who always wanted me to sing Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors. It's ridiculous how that song comforts me in times of trouble.

How fantastic that you had good people around you today. A womb-like bath is a great idea.

Many virtual-stranger-generated hugs.

t sunggles cass

t does NOT snuggle Miracleborns, but expresses due sympathy from afar

Thanks Aim. I am collapsing into tears a lot but I am also feeling more loved than I ought or even deserve.

Today was lovely actually. It hurts that she is gone but I also know she had a wonderful life and didn't suffer for long.

I have a bath half drawn and am planning on drowning a few of my sorrows in fragrant hot water, candlelight and songs on my iPod.

and scotch!

What a painfully beautiful day.

Being surrounded by so many people who care for me in so many different ways was really more than I could have asked for today.

There was the oddness of introducing my ex to so many of my family and friends well after we were over as a couple. I mean, they'd never met him before -because I am private and freakish like that - and now I was introducing he and his wife... There has to be something odd about that.

A hot bath and a glass of wine are calling my name soon. After I finish watching Sneakers.

Sneakers! I have to get a copy of that.

David Strathairn driving blind. Hee!

Mine got here today. I adore this movie. Beyond reason. It just makes me happy.

I'm off looking for a good deal on it. It's the kind of movie that makes me smile from beginning to end.

I'm kind of torn on the blood and guts, Laura. Sometimes the guts'eye views really help and other times they're like "Oh, God, TMI."

I have yet to watch a "House" ep without having to look away during an icky procedure.

Cass, you ought to be loved this way, and you certainly deserve to feel this loved. You are an amazing woman. You are passionate, bright, hardworking, compassionate, and loving in your turn. One thing my mother taught me is that water seeks its own level. If you find that you have wonderful friends, it is because something in you calls to them, as they call to you.

Some great lines in Sneakers.

"Wait a second. You can have anything you want, and you're asking for my phone number?"

"I want peace on earth and goodwill toward men."

"We are the United States Government. We don't do that sort of thing."