Just so you all know, Jesse's dad came through surgery okay. However, the recovery will be much longer and more difficult than we first imagined, because the surgeon found that he actually has osteoporosis, making his ability to heal (from a surgery involving his spine) much less ( Read more... )

I'm at work (bad temp, bad temp, I know!) but it doesn't really matter. Everyone in my office is either in Korea, at home, or in Connecticut today ( Read more... )

denial
anger
bargaining
depression
acceptance

I guess the last few days show that I'm just about on maybe step two of the twelve step process of recovering from having my heart broken back in April, but I am feeling better right now. Even though I've been hurt, I am very strong and I will recover from all of this. I will get through this period of having to help my parents sell off my family ( Read more... )

What a crappy week. Not only did my boss not leave on her scheduled trip to Korea, she sent the one supervisor that I really like, instead ( Read more... )

I was pretty angry when I wrote that last entry. I cried all the way to and from work on Wednesday. Everyone in the office was quite sad, except for my boss. But Jesse's emails cheered me a bit. It's good to know I've got a politically active ally in my life. I never knew what I was missing before but I can tell you, it makes a huge difference ( Read more... )

Shame on all of you who did not vote yesterday!
Say goodbye to your reproductive and civil rights:
Florida Amendment 1: Parental Notification ( Read more... )

It's around midnight but I haven't gotten around to fixing the clock on this computer yet. I just got off the phone with Jesse, and read this huge email he'd sent to me as a reply to all the ones I sent him last week ( Read more... )

WOW. Not only did the Red Sox rock my socks, things in my own life are looking up too. I am moving to Freeport, ME in mid-December, to be the caretaker of a 50-acre property there. I will work on the property and have a part-time job somewhere else, in exchange for free rent at my own two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom house. I can have my ( Read more... )

Sorry to leave such a depressing entry up for so long. Anyhow, I was really just saying that I missed you all, and I was just worried about some people ( Read more... )