I know I've been somewhat gray lately but I need to ask for some job~ma.

Tomorrow I will be faxing a resume with references to a music store in Lake City, Florida in order to teach piano, voice & saxophone lessons. I am really excited about this possibility because it will get me out of administrative work, out of Michigan (I hate the winters here) and get me closer to my mom & brother (who live in High Springs).

I might be taking a trip down there in the next month or so if the owner of the store wants to pursue this. If that happens, I could be moving to Florida in the next 3 months, so I'm also asking for a come-together-quickly~ma for all the facets of getting a new job, resigning from my current job, finances & moving.

I've been a very dark gray, although I've tried to keep up. Long story made short - back in April I went for a follow-up mammogram to see if the spot on the previous ones had gone away. They hadn't; the radiologist told me I needed to have a biopsy. In early May I went in for a biopsy - done with a needle - and was told that the tissue was in a place too dangerous to use a needle. June 15 I went in for an excision (surgical) biopsy. Got the results - no malignancy! So I hope to be back posting with all the Buffistae (once I get through all the work that piled up while I was out).

Hi all!

I made it to Andi's place in Arizona after 1am tueday, but Im here.

nap now, more later.

Tom and I are safely moved into our new home, and have internet, TV, telephone, and beer. Yes!

So, I got paid! Although granted it's only 2/3 of the money I should have had coming, still and all it's more than I was confident of getting.

I'm even moderately confident that I'll get given money to cover a return flight within the next week or so, insh'allah.

Releasing the -ma back into the ether, with thanks.

I need some health-ma, please.

My grandfather, who has been ill off and on for some time, has been admitted back into the hospital with Congestive Heart Failure. He's being medicated, etc and looks like he might be out in a few days, but his mom's birthday is July 20 and there's a big party on the 23rd and, well, I'm just not ready to give him up yet. He was and is a major part of my life and I'm not big enough for him to go yet. And quite frankly, neither is he. He has a great-granddaughter to get to know still. He just needs a bit of help from anywhere we can get it. So please. Prayers, ~~ma, and whatever postive energy you can spare for us.

I'd really appreciate it. I'm gonna go have a good cry.

I'm back from Israel. It was a fantastic trip, and I'll give more details when I'm a bit less jetlagged.

Going dark gray til after the 4th. I will have internets access at my brother's, but with a wedding and a family get-together, I may not have time to even stay caught up. Thanks in advance for any birthday happies (since I saw Nilly posted the date in advance).

Hi everyone!

Windsparrow and I are in Texas, heading for Minnesota. I'm posting from free WiFi access at Texas Rest area N2, using Andi's Powerbook.

We would have given an update earlier, but we got out on late Thursday.

We then took a room on Friday in Tucumari, NM to get caught up from all the packing and such. Sleep became an issue.

However, early into the hot and sticky New Mexico night, the enire power grid for the region went out and we were hot, sticky and huddling in the dark. Power finally came on again after about 4 hours, so we finally got some rest.

Well that's about it for now. Andi and I and the cats are making it, we'll keep you posted.

If there are any Northeast Buffistas who'd like to attend my New Coast Sendoff on the 24th and who didn't receive an evite, email me so I can add you to the evite list. Profile addy good.