I've sent an email off to my elder sister and spoken to my twin sister on the phone. Twin is tired of getting run over my my elder sister but elder sister doesn't handle these kinds of disagreements well.

I hope my email was polite and politic enough to sooth her into pulling her weight and not stressing my twin sister out anymore than she already is.

Thing is, I've tried really hard to spread the burden. My in-laws are chipping in, my parents are going to help. Twin is taking the lion's share of the time and I appreciate that. We'll see if I can get the issue resolved tonight without tears.

Connie, much car-ma to you. Maybe you can find someone that can do the fix for you without too much expense.

She is making quite the list. I think I'm gonna need a student loan just to cover the application fees.

Heh. If she wants someone to talk to about East Coast colleges, feel free to give her my number/email.

Cashmere, I hope Elder Sister steps up and without the use of a bludgeon or any other weapon.

If she wants someone to talk to about East Coast colleges, feel free to give her my number/email.

She seems as though she wants to stay in California. She got a softball recruitment letter from a school in Chicago and doesn't want to respond. I'm trying to encourage her to at least respond and see if they have any programs that would fit with physical therapy. I mean, if they are willing to help pay the bills and have the classes she wants - it is worth responding.

She is making quite the list. I think I'm gonna need a student loan just to cover the application fees.

And I've just now remembered how it was that I blew through all my not-inconsiderable savings somewhere at the tail end of my twenties. Getting a car didn't help, but what really broke me was two years of attempting to get into grad school.

And I'm vibing you both much sanity and calm. Grad or under-, the application process can be fairly crazy-making (though you two have such an amazing relationship that you'll probably get through it all just fine).

Non-asshattery~ma to Cash's eldest sister, and car~ma to connie.

I'm going home now. Sick and congested and coughing up uckful things. I've canceled my job interview for this afternoon and I'm just going to crawl home and drink a billion bowls of veggie broth with curry and hot peppers and any other phlegm-cutting ingredients I can think of, and maybe tomorrow the gunkus will be gone.

Does she want to play softball particularly or would she play if given the opportunity?

I'm going home now. Sick and congested and coughing up uckful things.

Oh yuck, JZ. That sounds like the ick I was down with for a week+ (still have a lingering cough and clogged ears). Here's hoping it's not. Health-ma!

JZ - get Hec to go to Chinatown and get some Loquat syrup. That stuff is the bomb for soothing coughs and phlegmy stuff.

Y'all are gonna get sick of "K-Bug is a senior" stories. So here is another one. Her school has class shirts. She never wanted a Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior shirt (who would ever buy a Freshman shirt - really?). But she wanted a Senior one. It has "08" and says Senior on it. Under that - BOW DOWN. Bwah!

And yes, she is wearing it proudly today.

Does she want to play softball particularly or would she play if given the opportunity?

I don't know. She says she wants to concentrate on school work and not ball, which is fine by me. But she also gets that fire in her eyes when she talks about softball. I think if the right school offered, she would jump. I just don't want her ignoring what could be an opportunity. Requesting more information is not signing a letter of intent.

Suzi, I'm with you. The more options she investigates, the better, IMO.

Poor JZ. I hope you're feeling a lot better soon.