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whirlwind
In: around the world!| girl meets boy| the family you keep| true life
3 Jun 2009I’m not sure how to address or describe the past four weeks, other than to say they were terrible, then great, and hopefully now calmer.
Rob’s grandmother passed away on May 11. She was lucid right up until her last week; she was completely unresponsive for her last few days. They were bad. [...]
fast, fast update
26 Apr 2009Heyas — I’m writing this to catch folks up on what’s happening with Rob’s grandmother.
Right now, she’s still in the hospital. We do not know when (or if) she will be able to leave — we’re just not sure that she has the strength. Some options have been floated around; [...]
need more cowbell
In: Holidailies| goof, etc.| grrrl geeeenius| the family you keep
17 Dec 2008Flash class last night was almost as I’d expected. Some folks handed in some FRICKIN’ AMAZING stuff, some folks did some okay stuff, and some folks, like me, handed in some things that weren’t quite complete…except mine was the most “not complete” of the bunch. Um. Yeah. Go team. Walk [...]
zomfg
In: Holidailies| free association| politickin'| the family you keep| true life
7 Dec 2008Okay, so somehow November managed to slip by without a single entry, and now here I am in Holidailies country. Um, oops, Internet, I still love you! Things here have gone even beyond our usual level of crazy:
Flashy the Flash: I’m finishing up a semester-long “Intro to Flash and Actionscript” class. Good class [...]
eight
29 Oct 2008Eight years ago today, it was cold enough to snow in October. And eight years ago today, I was told that my father had passed away, in his sleep, some time in the wee hours of the morning.
Those of you who’ve known me for a long time, know that everything changed after [...]
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- Celeste: You are in my thoughts and prayers. [...]
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