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Just got the news from my dad that my grandmother Pirnat passed away. I am not too surprised, as she’d been taken to the ICU yesterday with bad GI bleeding, but it still hurts. I’m feeling strangely disconnected from it all; I expect the grief will catch up to me once I’ve […]

I’ve been getting spam recently that’s addressed to our former cat Pixel, who died last September. I’m not really sure how to feel about this, except a bit sad and disappointed on her behalf; I think she would have liked to have owned her own profitable franchise.
Alas, it was not meant to be.

Mood:confused, sad

I haven’t posted in what seems like forever, which is partly due to how stupidly busy I’ve been at work lately. On one hand, I’m almost done with what I am stupidly busy with at the moment, but on the other hand, I am about to embark on even more strenuously busy endeavors. […]

Gosh. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I am feeling pretty damn low for some reason. Sort of like being spiritually kicked in the nuts. I have no drive to do anything, and I’d be pretty much satisfied if the world just all went away for awhile.
I wonder, is […]

Spent the morning doing laundry, then ran out to do some errands with Liz. Bought a green shirt to participate in the “wear green and red to the funeral” plan. It’s not my favorite green, but it will do. Rushed back home, let Liz sleep for half an hour, then packed like […]

Well, it sucks being too sick to go to work again. Actually, it doesn’t suck quite as badly as yesterday, since my fever isn’t oscillating quite as extremely.
I spent most of the morning sleeping/vegetating in bed while the cat lay between my knees, pinning me in place. After I could no longer bear […]

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted; I think it’s out of a general, too-damn-cold, listless January malaise.
So, the quick update:
Sunday, the day after the Columbia disaster, my grandfather finally passed away. This came as more of a relief than a surprise, but given its timing — not thirty days after the death of his […]

The Beatles said it best:
“I read the news today, oh boy”
I hate when people tell me to turn on the news, and this morning is no exception.
In the coming days, there will be much speculation, supposition, analysis, and the inevitable media circus. Our space program, which I truly believe is the only long-term hope […]

We are back from Colorado, back from visiting family, back from saying goodbye to my grandmother, the dearest, sweetest, most magical ray of sunshine to have graced all of our lives. In spite of the sad circumstance under which we gathered, despite the sorrow of her departure from this life, the woe of separation, […]

It felt pretty damn weird to be at work this morning, for any number of reasons. Mostly it has to do with being off for three weeks, which is quite honestly just about as long as I can remember. But I’m sure that the fact that 9 AM still feels like 4 AM […]