during the mass Golden Gate Bridge Birthday party

I was there two! I was so tired from my new summer job that I didn't want to go, but my dad dragged me and a friend from our beds and across the Bay on the ferry. The lines were so huge that we gave up on the bus, but then one picked us up as we were walking. I don't think we actually made it onto the bridge, but we were on the onramp when they started shoving people back. It was the one and only time I was actually nervous about being squished to death. Ahh. Good times.

All this hospitalization talk is no good. No good at all.

Also, thanks so much for the priority mail vw. Mail to Ak is such a, well, bitch. I'd be happy to mail a check if you let me know the difference between slow boat and priority.

vw, take care of yourself. I'm glad that when you write about what's happening, you do so in the plural -- "we're increasing/watching." I know then that at least one person on that particular team is to be trusted.

sj, glad to hear the fever has been conquered! Good news.

Also good news to hear that you don't need hospitalization, vw. Still, not being able to breathe properly sucks. I hope the increased steroids do the trick.

Cindy, I hope your friend's kidlet gets treated successfully. They've made such progress in treating childhood leukemia, it's much more likely to be cured today than ever before.

IOmeN, I actually took a nap this afternoon. Wow, did it feel good; I really needed it. I had about 4 nights of no sleep to catch up on. Fortunately, that should be fixed now. My doctor accidentally renewed my AD prescription for half the dose I'd been taking and until we got that straightened out, I found that the half dose doesn't help me sleep through the night. Ugh. I'm back on the original dose, but until I get un-sleep-deprived, me and the bed? Best friends, forevah!

Especially now that Paul's hacked ours so that I can refill it with Murphy's Oil Soap instead.

Duuuude. That makes me wish I had wood floors again.

Bad, bad hospitalization talk. But I also demand that you feel better soon, vw.

So... There's an apt (in Pamela's neighborhood actually) in Portland with a two-month lease cause the person is moving. Am I crazy for considering this?

Two bedrooms, fireplace, no deposit and not crazy high rent during the two months... It's in a nice area - not one that I want to stay in being single and in a new city but certainly a nice area. Am I crazy?

Craigslist and such is helpful but I am really picky about finding places to live and not being able to see them? Well it's hard to want to commit.

These [link] (editted to link to yahoo images of the layouts and not my actual possible new address) doesn't seem so bad though. I likely wouldn't stay there longer but for two months at $800?

That's funny, Cass; my condo community has the same name as those apartments. For two months, that's a great price and in the time you're there you can find somewhere more amenable to what you like.

Right???

It's five and a half miles from Pamela. Right next to the freeway... And two months.

And it's got both a bathtub and a fireplace.

I think having a month or two to acutally choose the neighborhood you want to live in is a great opportunity.

ETA: Is it furnished? Could you leave most of your stuff in storage until you choose a more permanent place? If so, I'd say go for it.

Glad you're home, vw. Get well vibes being aimed your way.

Cass, if you think you'll be good about looking at other places during those two months, I say go for it.