Sending good ~ma out to those that need it, as I currently have extra good vibes to share. Completed day two with my mom on excellent terms (getting in two days without hitting a wall of extreme annoyance is very good indeed). We had a nice dinner with wine an cake for my birthday today and saw The Book of Mormon last night at t he Kennedy Center (obstructed view seats, the only reason we were able to get tickets at all) which totally lived up to the hype. Really funny and even my super Christian mon loved it (I was worried that the whole song about fucking god up the asshole might not go over so well, but she was well warned and very much enjoyed it.) finished off today with a surprise late night phone call from my doctor letting me know that my biopsy came back begnign so that was a nice big exhale of relief on a breath I didn't realize I was holding. I wish I could share my mellow (not to mention the wIne and cake) with all y'all.

So it is reading extreme fiction (A Feast for Crows at the moment)

Just finished it! Which reminds me, gotta load up the next one on the iPhone (book on tape). It makes the commute so good! I'm hoping the last two are finished soon! C'mon George, getting writing already!

Sounds like an excellent day all around, erin. Glad to hear your test results were good.

Yay erin yay!!

Wish I could run errands now, I'm awake. Had a great Alexander Technique lesson, but the pain is back already. I really need to see if I can budget regular lessons for a while, see if I can crack this. Probably doesn't help my insomnia that I've been napping a lot the last few days. Blergh.

I keep on whining. Hmm. I am grateful to D for introducing me to the Alexander Technique and L. I'm grateful it's fig season. I'm grateful I get to go to the beach with my family soon.

Hugs to all Buffistas who need it and good vibes to anyone who doesn't want hugs.

At any single point in my life considering "every possible scenario" would not have yielded what actually ended up happening. Worrying or planning wouldn't have changed anything

From 3 days ago, this is me and my life, too, Laura.

I had a great birthday vacation, there were bison and elk and geysers, and now I really want to move to the West because I can breathe there. When I walked out of the airport in Virginia yesterday, I almost cried at the wall of hot and wet that smacked into me. The air in Montana is so clean! I could take a deep breath and not hear my lungs wheezing and clicking! I could walk up a hill without gasping! Amazing.

That's great, erin!

Zenkitty, the low humidity in MT was delightful! I found myself rambling around in 90F weather that, in NC, would have sent me scurrying toward he nearest AC source. I'm glad you had fun!

Wanting to click Love on Erin's post.

Do you have a dehumidifier, Zen? I haven't used them myself, but anything to help breathing comfortably is so very helpful. It sounds like a Montana birthday vacation was the best plan. You certainly deserved it after all the stress prior to vacation. Speaking of vaca, Zen... When we finally get on the road to Otter Lake this year (ugh, summer half over already), we were discussing taking a leisurely route including Skyline drive. This sounds like a route that may take us to your quadrant of the land. So maybe a mini F2F?

Sending out an extra dose of calm~ma to Teppy today. You are in my thoughts.

Yay, erin! That is wonderful news.

Sending out all the ~ma to Teppy today.

We left the living room AC on last night, so today doesn't feel quite so icky.

Heard back from the car mechanic -- definitely needs a new a/c compressor, at about $800. Awesome. Cheaper than a new car, though. And they can fix it today.

Still, I just feel like the universe is having a great time punching me in the face. I don't even want to know what's next.