I'm being all Hardworking New Employee at my new job, so no b.org during the day for a while for me. And home is still dial-up. So I'll be a dark charcoal, pinstriped by a lighter shade of gray on the weekends.

So we had a Coup D'Etat.

But so far, everything's okay. Yesterday there was no school, because of the revolution, but today we're back at work and it seems to be pretty calm and the king supports the new guys, and EVERYONE adores the king, so I reckon it's going to be fine. So, er, don't freak out.

Things really get exciting when Fay's in town.

We could use a whole lot of OMG~It’s~A~Perfect~Fit~ma sent in the direction of Mobile, Alabama. DH has a day long series of presentations that will result in an ideal project for us if TPTB see the perfect fit as we do. It is really a good deal for all parties concerned but bureaucracy is always cumbersome. All the powerful Buffista vibes are so very much appreciated.

I have been dark for the last week, because I fell off a chair, went to the hospital, lost my at home internet, was swamped at work with grading (when I wasn't on Vicodin because of the arm).

I have gotten books from Alaska and from Erika! Thanks, guys! More personal responses later, and I will respond to emails and such next week, but I just posted grades and it's 3:45 on Friday, and I am getting the fuck out of here.

Love you all! Byeeeee....

My powerbook has (once again) decided to melt down, and this time reformatting the hard drive took multiple tries and still doesn't seem to have worked real well...I think I'ma have to send it in for service or something, we'll see what the Genius Bar says when I take it in on Monday.

Which is to say, I may be sans home computer for a while here, since I don't check b.org from work...I'ma try to catch up a bit right now, see how long this thing lasts before freaking out again, but after that I'll likely be dark grey for a bit.

(edit: but i should have email at work, so if anyone *needs* me, or just wants to entertain me, I'm mearagirl, on yahoo)

I brought my uncle home from the hospital today. There's nothing more they could've done for him and he wanted to come home. So home is where he'll leave this world.

I am putting out a ~ma request for my mom. She got a call frtom the Davis Transplant center doing a preliminary check regarding kidney - TONIGHT. They will call back sometime before midnight to let her know if the transplant is a go.

Sooooo, some ~ma for her both getting a kidney and the sugery itself, as that woul happen later tonight.

....and, my grandmother died this evening. Apparently she'd been in the hospital all week, and no one bothered to tell me. My mother called and was like "So, what's up? Oh, not much...your grandmother's dead...just thought I'd let you know". Right.

So, um, -ma for my mom? She told me not to come home, but I think she's kinda in shock. I mean, black humor is all well and good in my fam, but...

I move into halls at the University of Nottingham today. Expect blackness (I know I'm very dark anyway...sorry about that. I do read Fic, and Unamericans, and COMM, and Beep Me), but I'll be thinking of you. If you have any special -ma for little things like 'having to talk to strangers', 'registering in time on the modules you want', and the other irritations of academic life, perhaps you could send a little my way.

I'm not sure when I'll be in touch, but my livejournal (amchau) is the surest place to find me.

A follow-up - my mom is still waiting to hear regarding a new kidney. She got a call this morning and "it is still a possibility". She is supposed to get more news by 10am.