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Dear Fear,
I want you to just FUCK OFF and leave me alone. For good this time. I’m so fuckin’ tired of you holding me back all the time. I can’t do anything without you being there. I’m so sick of it.
Get the fuck out of my life. I’m so much better without you. Go find another victim to torment and leave me be.
not sorry,
April
p.s. I found a new lover- Trust
Inspiration for this post is found here- Fear, how to break up with the Bastard
Merry Christmas everyone!!! I hope you have a wonderful and warm holiday with friends and family!!!!
um… yeah.. it’s a little brisk outside today.
What is disheartening is that it’s warmer in Anchorage, Alaska, than it is here…
Western Ave in the Blizzard of 1967, Chicago
photo by johnmartine63
okay, when i was singing along to “Let it Snow” the other day, I really didn’t mean it…
so, new mexico was awesome. i mean, AWESOME to the nth degree.
I loved every stinkin’ minute I was there. Thank you Sarah and Adam for letting us stay with you guys, for playing tour guide, and for being two super awesome people. The best part, I think, was the time spent just chillin’ at their house, playing card games. Favorite memory: Sarah, with a glass of wine in her hand (that was never empty until both bottles were gone…) laughing manically whilst playing Management Material.
*sigh* The. Best. Time. Ever.
Thank you guys!
Check out my flickr slideshow of some of my photos from this last trip…New Mexico 2009
tomorrow, i’ll be back with some more…recent… updates!
I am so excited! this time tomorrow we’ll be heading out to New Mexico to hang out with our awesome friends, Sarah and Adam!!!! I can’t wait to see them, drive to Taos, relax, and tool around ABQ!!!!
I’ll be back monday. with updates and LOTSA photos!!!!!!
Hope you all have a great weekend!!!
hey! Would you look at that? I finally updated my blog banner! This is one of the shots I took the last time I visited the botanic garden (one of 682 shots…)
Oh, and before I forget, I am featured in an interview on the Lefthand Madens– a blog that features interviews with other talented left-handed artists! Check it out!
My interview on Lefthand Madens
I’m kinda down today. It’s a combination of pms (which makes me susceptible to bouts of tears for no real discernible reason), reading this blog about a gentleman caring for his father who has Alzheimer’s, and thinking about our situation at home. I can’t help but compare his story with that our of own. The biggest difference is that his father seems a lot further along with the disease. Grandma still has some ability to reason, she can kinda follow along w/ what is going on the tv (she does better with this with programs like talk shows, news, judge Judy, etc… I’m not sure how well she follows along with dramas and sitcoms as they are longer and more complex…) She can still remember things (she still remembers some of her past, especially the negative parts) and can mostly answer you when you ask her what she had for dinner….
The other difference is that alan is dealing with taking care of his father from a different state**. Its heartbreaking and frustrating to read the drama and the stress he has to deal with with not only his father’s debilitating disease but with trying to deal with his caretakers AND medicare/insurance. Right now, we’re just taking care of grandma. I don’t think we’d be able to get a home health care worker in the house if we wanted to. I don’t think grandma would have any of that. It would be really helpful if we could get someone to come in a whole day, once a week so mom can get a break. I just don’t see that happening. I am also beginning to think that we might need to watch grandma around the clock. She doesn’t sleep at night. She gets up while my mom is sound asleep and CLEANS. And by cleaning, I don’t mean your regular, you know, dusting or anything like that. She gets on her hands and knees (did i mention she’s super frail?) and washes the floor– from one end of the house to the other. She will also stand on chairs, bed, toilet seats, kitchen counters, to wash walls and dust the ceiling (and she wonders why she’s so sore and can barely move the next day…) It’s crazy!
And the sad part is, it’s only going to get worse.
We went to see the James Downing Theatre’s production of Arsenic and Old Lace Saturday– it was so good! I am not one to usually laugh out loud during shows, but this one really really cracked me up and there were several scenes that made me laugh. out. loud. (it was that good!!!)
If you haven’t seen it yet– I’ve got some good news for you! You have three more chances– April 4th and 5th, and a new show that has *just* been added on April 11th! For more details, check out the website:
www.edisonparkumc.com/arts
Here are a few photos of the cast I took yesterday!
seriously, what a great show! (I’ll be adding more images to flickr soon!)
Hope to see you there!!!!
to the f**ker who hit my parked car Sunday evening, across the street from the Edison Park church (6740 North Oliphant Ave, Chicago)…
That bump you felt? That was my car.
That crunching noise you heard? That was my car.
The broken debris you drove over when you left? Yeah, that part of my car too…
*so* glad I switched insurance companies. The crappy company I used to have would have said this was my fault…
I took my baby to the repair shop this evening. We’ll see how much it costs to fix her. My deductible is $500– I know- OUCH! At least the rental car is covered.
