Comments | elfstar: expounding

elfstar

expounding

Sep 08, 2005 14:54

well, if this comes out as selfish, maybe i am. i feel like a total bastard reflecting on what to do with my life in light of the disaster that has wiped my home away ( Read more... )

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genie22 September 8 2005, 08:15:44 UTC

So glad to see you've posted - was about to leave you a comment going 'hey, where's she gone - hope she's not gone home yet!'.

Will write a more thoughtful response to this later,
Take care,
x

elfstar September 13 2005, 09:09:16 UTC

hey there, nice to hear from you. will be going home in a week. from there who knows. hope all is well in your world. :)

sidherian September 8 2005, 09:16:07 UTC

I'm sorry to hear that Katrina has affected you so badly. But I am glad your family and friends are alive.

elfstar September 13 2005, 09:10:50 UTC

thanks, girlie. i really appreciate the good vibes. the world needs more of them, eh? lots of things to be decided on so many levels. hope all is well with you. peace and blessings.

bibistar September 8 2005, 09:17:34 UTC

i feel the same....walking around in a fog. its so unreal to me, to think that its gone...i wont even go home for christmas for fear that i would never come back....miss you love you be safe....

elfstar September 13 2005, 09:13:39 UTC

it is something, eh? i am headed back there in a week. so surreal. i have to go home. something is telling me i need to see for myself. have a non-refundable ticket back anyway. shall see how it goes. i really want to come back to china for another year--don't want to feel like i am abandoning my family, you know? and speaking of family, we definately need to talk. i have read posts about your father. time to spill--what's up. miss you and love you. enjoy japan!

ex_unholy882 September 8 2005, 22:14:26 UTC

this entry made me teary eyed. i hope things work out

elfstar September 13 2005, 10:09:07 UTC

aww, didn't mean to make you sad! thanks for caring! the warm fuzzies are well appreciated. everything will work out for the best--as it must, i suppose. going to go home and see what happens. hope all is well with you. blessings and love.

peppypatti September 9 2005, 06:07:01 UTC

wow, i had no idea you knew garry. I did not know him, but since I am on the other side politically of substance use and distribution (counseling/decriminalization) as opposed to punitive action/violence, I was floored and horrified when I heard about it. My whole office in BR was buzzing about it. terrible. I am so, so sorry. My condolences to you. And since i know so many social workers, a wonderful friend of mine was in the hospital working when he was brought in. Broke my heart to hear about it ( ... )

wow elfstar October 8 2005, 16:44:53 UTC

it was definately a horrible thing with garry. i didn't know you were working with substance abuse reform. you are all over the board in your good works--bless! i am still in shock that he's gone. i actually had a dream about him last night. funny old world.

i am back in the swamp and it's shocking to see the effects of katrina. i have been from greater new orleans to picaune to st tammany parish and everywhere i go it's just more devistation. but what can you do? try to help people pick up the pieces and keep on going.

i will definately look you up in london! i will be there at the end of october. only for a few weeks to see my hubby, and then i jet back to china, but maybe we can have a coffee or something. i will be moving there next september to start an ma program in applied linguistics. so lemme know where you're at, ok!

thanks so much for the response here. you rock, chica!