Ugh. My friend was supposed to come to town this weekend (she used to live in the Midwest and moved about 5 hours away, almost a year ago). But this is the third time she's said she's coming and then bailed at the last minute. I'm having a hard time not responding to her texts of "oh, I'm sick, I'm going to take a little nap before I come" and then claiming two hours after supposedly leaving that she's puked and doesn't want to make me sick....yeah. I'm so sure you're concerned about my health. Grr. I mean, I made alternate plans since I didn't trust her, but I really did want to see her and have fun!

I like the carved pendant.

meara, I hope your "friend" gets over herself. Or this illness. Whichever.

Darlings, I have this urge to send you lots of virtual hugs - packing the vibes full of the strong, vibrant kind of love Harvey gives so fiercely when he's burrowing under sweaters to snuggle. Well, for some of you, it is more like the gentle, amazing warmth of Sammie's kind of love, where she sits near me, and I can see her whiskers vibrating because she is purring and I know this is her loving me as much as Harvey does without needing to be touched.

Steph, I can't think of more things to add to the lists of extolling your awesomeness. that's because I have a migraine, not because we reached the limits of your awesomeness.

Sorry things are not great now,steph.

So my story: I go through recruit teen volunteers 3 x a year. It takes a lot of geese juggling, duck nibbling, and dealing with the stupid t get it done. Then I train them. and the next week - even though there are lot of details to deal with - I do almost nothing. Not just at work, but everywhere. And I don't fell good about it, but I can't seem to get past it. So I am vaguely in the I suck phase. And I feel bad for talking about it , because it is stupid.

Connie - ask about computer access now - or anything else. Your viking might not need it right away , but we can get you info and maybe help from afar.

And your friend might be fun meara , but at the moment i don't like her.

the lists of extolling your awesomeness.

You guys are awesome. You really made my evening.

I booked my plane tickets for the on-campus interview. There weren't too many flights available -- there are just a few flights each day into and out of the airport here, and since this is less than two weeks away, a lot of them were already full -- so I'm going to have to miss a few more classes than I'd planned on, but my officemate said that she'd cover most of them for me. They haven't let me know yet what sort of talk they want me to prepare for the interview, if any.

And your friend might be fun meara , but at the moment i don't like her.

Yeah, I'm not too pleased with her either.

Also not pleased my throat still hurts. Grr, sickness. Went to dinner (at the "Southern-Cuban Fusion" food truck) and met up with a friend, which was fun. But now I"m home and like "I want to go dancing. Or...I could go to bed". The ice cream I just ate probably didn't help (but felt good on my throat!)

And if I talk about it

So get this. And, yeah, it doesn't help but I really get it. And maybe live it too often.

Tonight I Adulted though. I took a few steps.

Connie, I can ask some questions of PJ who went through a self donation bone marrow transplant many years ago, if you would like. She was surfing long before she should have been so she reminds me of Hubby's determination and strength. Buffistas sent her puzzles and things (Seattle-istas donated blood) while she was recovering.

Connie, I can ask some questions of PJ who went through a self donation bone marrow transplant many years ago, if you would like.

Yes, I would love to hear about people who went through it successfully. How did she cope with the loss of all acquired disease resistance?

She's gotten some weird (for adults) diseases, honestly, and had to suffer through them. Her kid gave her Hand, Foot and Mouth disease a few years ago. And she gets vaccinated. Due to the whole new immune system, she also gets her titers tested before vaccinating.

But she's doing great. Does an insane boot camp at her gym a few times a week, runs after two kids they adopted after the transplant and is so very alive. Adopting kids did take out her surfing habit but that was just being a parent, nothing to do with the bone marrow transplant.

I'll email you. It's a scary place but there are good stories too. They really happen.