Dad is having triple by-pass with a twist of stint.




Also, they are going to remove the spot on his head while they have him under.

He is nervous.

He had 100% blockage in his back artery and 90% in 3 other arteries. The doctor couldn't believer he was alive.

I had to come back home, but Mr GG will go back tomorrow morning and I will go late Sat night and stay with him thru Sun/Mon morn, then back again on Wed/Thurs...

with a retired actress 50 years older than me who works at the bookshop. She loves Murdoch and hates Roger Federer. She thinks people who read the Guardian (me) are whimsical lefties and she thinks all children should be taught Latin from pre-school upwards. When I sent her a postcard from Paris she circled all my spelling mistakes in red pen and made everyone laugh at my absolute idiocy, and told me she'd treasure it forever.

I'm enraptured!

My life is made up of...

It all depends if I can keep enough money in my bank account by September. It will be my best month ever.

iiiiiiiiiiiiiPhonnnnnnnnnneeee.

I'm gonna miss my old little Sony Ericsson like crazy, that's fer sure.

I adore the movie "Empire Records," it's a great one to pop in when I'm sick or down or bored because it totally picks me up. It's about a record store, the kids who work there and the one day that changes their lives forever, but in a totally quirky, slightly indie, '90s kind of way.



A portion of the movie is dedicated to Rex Manning, a former teen idol turned bitter pop singer...

I finally broke down and threw in my $25. I've been meaning to do so, it's just too many things have been happening to me.

Back in March I lost my teaching job, but just a few weeks ago I finally got a new one. This time I'll be teaching high school Algebra 1. This will be my first time ever to teach high school. I've been in middle school/junior high for years. So I'm a little anxious.

And last week for the second time I saw Coldplay (my other favorite band) down...