Congratulations on furthering auntiehood, Seska! Welcome to the world, Ivy. May your family dote on you.
Pleasant travels, omnis. Take lots of pictures!
Could I get a "back off Universe" chant going? My cousin called last night to say he was engaged, which is a huge YAY! However, his finace has stage four lung cancer and the prognosis is that only 50% of people make it to the eight month mark and 10% to five years. The cousin is hoping for five years, but it's going to be long and hard either way. I'm just tired of seeing my family, close or far, taking it in the shorts this year. Bah. Fuck cancer.
Fuck cancer! Back off universe!
Fuck cancer! Much ~ma for the loving couple, that they get many happy years together, in spite of the odds.
Fuck cancer.
They should have pins like that.
Thanks, all. I really want M and his fiance to have as much good time together as possible. He's a fantastic guy, very supportive of the females in his life and he was a boon when my brother was dying of cancer. The man is very nearly a saint with ill family members. I'm just afraid he's taking on more than he'll be able to handle, so all the positive vibes I can get going for him, I'm gonna start a tidal wave.
Sail I'm sorry lots of ~ma to your family.
So much ~ma, Sail.
And Fuck Cancer straight up the ass with a rusty chainsaw.
I actually saw a bumper sticker recently that said, "Fuck Cancer," and I was equally humored that this was probably the one "acceptable" use of "Fuck" on a bumper sticker and saddened that so many people experience the "Fuck Cancer" sentiment.
Yesterday was a long, sad, hard day. But somehow it has energized me. I have attacked my kitchen (which has been buried, essentially since I moved in). I'm currently sitting at my kitchen table, and I can see most of the floor. The top of the dishwasher is also clear. Amazing what you can do when you finally put your mind to it.
Of course, part of this process, though, is going through bags and bags of work stuff that I've needed to sort through. So much has gotten thrown out or recycled that it makes me very sad, but what can you do? I can't hold on to it forever...no matter how much I want to. God, I'm gonna miss these crazy kids.
Positive vibes to your cousin and live-long~ma to his finace, Sail.
Congrats, Seska! Welcome, Ivy!
Letting-go~ma, vw. It's difficult.
But I think it's ridiculous for him to go to a doc and pay the co-pay for them to remove two wee sutures, when I can do it in 30 seconds.
Erin, you totally can! I once took 15 stitches out of my boyfriend's scalp with fingernail clippers. It ain't hard.
