kyburg | *whew*

Finally got to my friend Marian's house yesterday to restock her DVDs - with both she and her husband being down (Jack just had cancer surgery again, and his CHF has been a bugger to manage), she needs some diversion.

And I'm just the bitch to provide it.

Marian and I met reading Darkover books when I wasn't in high school yet. We went through Trek and Starsky & Hutch fandoms together, loved Quantum Leap - and I'm corrupting her with anime.

I haven't quite been able to part with my Trigun box set yet - but it won't be long.

She's in her 70's now - and Jack is in his 80's.

I just can't shake being worried about my own mother. Scott losing his Dad this week just cements it in.

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I've got some really good leftovers from Lucille's BBQ - took the in-laws there while Jim was at work yesterday for late lunch. Onion straws as high as your eye, pulled pork sandwiches (I had the half rack of beef ribs and brought half home) - and the place just smells incredible.

And then they play plunky bluesy stuff that just made me wish

bigbigtruck was there.

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TIES class did one thing for me, I have to give them credit - I'm better able to identify addicts.

And behaviors one finds in addiction. Like forging bad checks, and spending a lot of time in the penal system. I think Jim's old friend,

firez's and

cool2alltheway's Mom has been using for a long, long time and covered it well. I think

cool2alltheway is using now as well.

Hulloo Holidays.

Feh.

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Went to Borders yesterday - the manga section is now huge, but the anime section has been sharply reduced in size and all they had were #7, #3 and #5 of everything. Yeah, in that order.

BIL goes home today. MIL goes home Wednesday.

Mom has surgery a week from tomorrow.

Continue.