At some point in the near, near future, I will absolutely need to leave my soul-crushing day job. I do nothing, contribute nothing, am not stimulated in the least, and derive no real, tangible benefit from the job besides a paycheck and insurance for Mira. I suppose that, on a bigger level, I'm not really working towards a career - there is ( Read more... )

I don't really remember having the flu before, but I can tell you now: it's the closest thing to a near death experience you can get. Or so I imagine. These past few days have sucked balls.

On the other hand, Christina's been pretty awesome taking care of me and all.

Mom and her friend Brad came over and painted Mira's room a nice blue/lavender. Hopefully the paint fumes aren't too toxic ( Read more... )

Mira's home! Somewhere along the line, somebody realized that waking her up every 3 hours and expecting her to eat instead of fall back asleep was sort of dumb. After being left to her own resources, she started drinking like a champ. Last night, we spent the night at the hospital for a trial run with Mira. As sleepless as that was, it went pretty ( Read more... )

So yesterday, I managed to have, not one, but two cars break on me. We were at the hospital and, after visiting with Mira for a bit, came back to find that I had left the lights on. Two guys were nice enough to jump us but, as it turns out, the starter refused to budge. The key goes in most, but not all, of the way, but it won't turn. So it's ( Read more... )

Mira's a trooper. About halfway through the day, she turned into a houseplant. They put her into a little climate controlled greenhouse and put a sunlamp over her. She was getting jaundiced so they had to simulate some sunlight for her. She apparently likes the box okay. They also tried putting an IV tube up her arm. It sounds like they're going to ( Read more... )

We now have a new baby girl! Mirella Anne Mathavorn was born at 7:37 PM today (1/16). She was 5 lb 8 oz, and 19 and a half inches long. For a preemie that's 5 weeks too early, she's pretty huge ( Read more... )

FML, for these specific reasons ( Read more... )

I am on the verge of growing up and settling down. The thought terrifies me - I wanted to have at least a decade of poor decisions (with little long-term consequences), adventures, globetrotting, and careless hedonism under my belt before I actually decided to work on a meaningful career and stay put for a while. But I guess that never was the kind ( Read more... )

So i just watched Primer, and I have to say - it is a ridiculous mind fuck. I waded through a couple detailed diagrams and a 19 page essay to figure out what the hell happened in the movie. There is nothing quite like time travel to make you feel little. It's not enough that I am an insignificant speck in an unfathomably large universe - I am also ( Read more... )