Test results came back today. According to the ultrasound all my innards are apparently where they belong and in the correct shape, so all is well there. However, the blood test revealed I have a stomach infection.

Fortunately, taking a ridiculous number of pills every day for two weeks should clear it up, so all is more-or-less well.

I release the health~ma back into the wild.

My beloved Aunt Mary Jo, of Pope-killing fame, had a quickly scheduled hysterectomy this morning.

The bad news is that it is cancer.

The good news is that it appears to be contained.

I am working very hard to believe the medical members of my family who are insisting that this is good news as far as cancer goes.

If anyone is interested in buying presale tickets for Eddie Izzard, e me at my profile addy for the presale code.

Buffistas!

I have a book reading & signing coming up at Booksmith (scroll down. Pause to note that I am there one week before Anne Lamott) on Friday, March 14th, at 7pm.

Please come!

I promise to be engaging and funny. And there will be drinking afterwards.

As an extra added incentive, we will have JZ and Matilda there wearing matching gingham dresses!

A little kitty~ma would be appreciated...my older cat Byron, who has been my companion for 14 years, has an odd growth on top of one of his back legs. It's lumpy and disconcerting and has probably been there a long time before I noticed it since his fur covers it visually and it's not an area that I normally pat. I'm taking him in to the vet on Friday and am really nervous about it.

I'm also taking the kitten in for a weird bump, but I'm pretty sure that is from a shot he got--some of the liquid got caught in a pocket when he jumped. Not as nervous about that.

So in a fit of complete insanity and fed up with our houseness, we've kind of made an offer (and had it accepted) on a different house. Now begins the long and painful process of selling off the existing house and, if that happens later rather than sooner, balancing two mortgages.

A little peace, love, understanding, close on time, and SELL SOON AFTER LISTING ~ma would be adored.

Meep.

It's late notice, but it looks like I have some time free on Sunday if any of the Chicagoistas want to get together for brunch/lunch/dinner or other fun stuff. We can plan in the F2F thread or via email (profile addy is good.) I'll be in the Northbrook/Deerfield area, but I'll have a car so getting somewhere else won't be a problem.

I won't have the opportunity to check the board during the day tomorrow, but I'll catch up in the evening. If there's something urgent, email is the way to go.

My cat, Josie, has taken a turn for the worse. Heading to vet now, probably for the last time. ~ma requested for one of my closest friends.

ETA: They admitted her for more treatment. We'll see what happens. Keep the ~ma flowing, please.

I'm doing a bit of political theatre that I think is worth seeing. It's Remy Bumppo's thinkTank, a project in which a variety of theatre companies perform short plays based on a central theme. This year's show is The inSecurity Blanket with a theme of National Security vs. Individual Freedom.

If you're in the Chicago area give it a try. I'd especially recommend seeing it on a night when slam poet Usman Ally is performing.

X-posted in F2F:

For everyone in Chicagoland who would like to get up (relatively) early and join Maria for breakfast on (this) Sunday morning, we're getting together at Podhalanka for potato pancakes and pierogies (and other Polish yummies) at 10:00 a.m. at 1549 W. Division, at the corner of Division and Milwaukee.

I'm going to call in the morning and let them we'll have a minimum of five, with possibly a few more, and then check here before leaving my apartment around 8:00 to see if I need to anymore. If I don't hear from anyone here (or at my profile addy), I look forward to seeing you at 10:00!!