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02/25/2008 17:54 #43457

life as of late
Category: granny
I keep wanting to post, and then sometimes do, but always end up deleting it.

My trip to buffalo was very short, but very sweet. Almost regretted coming for such a short time, but I had a ton of fun.

When I got back here, i definitely regretted going. I had seen my grandma right before coming and she was fine, and then i got back, and she seemed a completely different person. since last sunday, she has slipped further and further away from the land of the living.

I just breaks my heart to see her this way. Most of the time she sleeps, and can't really talk much, she is too weak. We didn't think she would make it through the weekend, and I guess she was up this morning, and had a surge of energy. She wanted some coffee and sherbet, and milk. I fed her about a spoonful of sherbet yesterday afternoon, and all she has eaten in 8 days amounts to about 5 spoonfuls of sherbet/yogurt. She really can't drink, except to have it fed to her with a spoon, and a little sponge.

My family seems to be falling apart before my eyes, with constant crying and insanity. Everyone is drinking and self-medicating non-stop, and I fear the only sane one is my mother and perhaps my one aunt.
I knew it would be like this, but it is entriely another thing to watch it unfold.

I have been spending as much time with my grandma as possible, just sitting with her. I am not sure she recognizes me anymore, but when she wakes up, and looks over, I just tell her than I am here, and it is ok. I know she is waking and wants to know she is not alone; I would feel the same way.

I think at first I was in shock, and didn't really let myself cry. Then I broke out in hives and began to get sick to my stomach. After two days, I saw her and just let myself be upset, and I think it will be ok now.

My biggest concern is making sure my mother is ok. I know she will be, but my heart gopes out to her, because i cannot imagine being in a family of 10 and having the responsibiltiy she does of helping in a huge way to keep them all together.

I know all families are nuts, but if you know Tennessee Williams, and you have seen any of his plays, put my aunts and uncles and cousins in, and it would be his sorrowful, dramatic, story-telling to a T.

The funeral is in Buffalo, and I don't know if I will go. I have been here to see my Grandma and say my good-byes. I just don't know how much more of the crazyness I can take. but that will be decided when and then.

And i will end this post with a positive... I have been seeing someone for over a month now. Someone I actually have fun with. And he calls to see how I am, and listens when I talk. Aww.
joshua - 02/26/08 09:22
Its good that you are maximizing your time - after my grandpa died my biggest regret was not making more time to see him and once they are gone, that is time you can't get back. We have to enjoy each other while we can!
jenks - 02/25/08 21:01
sorry about your grandma. :(
(but congrats on the boy!)

02/15/2008 02:46 #43337

i loathe travel
Category: travel
seriously. why can't there be better technology, so cars are wya fast, and people can just go wherever in their cars. oh wait, you can just go wherever, if you are super rich and have a jet.

considering the fact that i am not fergie, i will be limited to common travel.

my flight was supposed to take off an hour ago, and it's now 12:37am. i'm fucking tired, and i will for sure not make my transfer in nyc. this means, my already short three days in blo, will be shortened to maybe 2 1/2.

if the plane is not taking off tonight, i am not sure i have it in me to only come for two days. fuck you jet blue. the last three time i have flown your shitty as airline, you make me wait. you made me wait for 4 hrs in the plane. now your computer system doesn't work. wow, i feel really safe getting on a plane with a faulty navigation system.

i am so done flying jet blue. i was willing to forgive a few times, but when they get a call from me, tomorrow, i am going to be really really pissed off. they will pretend to be all sorry and give me a voucher, so now i will have to fly there crappy airline again.

i didn't have time for dinner, and was at least looking forward ot a glass of wine on the plane, or three and some snacks. but now, i am stuck in this airport, where nothing is open, not even a bar, with no food, and no travel in sight.

at least they have free wifi.


in conclusion, i really feel like being a traveler by plane these days, is more like incarceration.



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tiburon1724 - 02/26/08 18:10
I can't wait until we have teleporters and can instantly arrive at our destination. Think about how that would change the dynamic of society...well, I guess it would start out prohibitively expensive so it's not as if I could teleport to California for lunch, Paris for dinner and back to Buffalo for bedtime.
metalpeter - 02/15/08 18:09
When I was a kid we all thought that by the year 2000 there would be cars that fly, or maybe we just watched way to many cartoons. I would love to hear someone who knows more about this then me. But why didn't Hellocopters take off like cars. I know they are verry expesive. But you figure you can take a direct path instead of driving around a city for example.
jenks - 02/15/08 10:58
I totally agree. Air travel fucking blows these days. Now that I have discovered audiobooks, I am driving EVERYWHERE.

Our 6am flight out of providence was delayed last week b/c they wanted to de-ice the plane, but the de-icing truck needed gas or something, so we had to wait like 45 min and almost missed our connection (but we didn't, b/c it was delayed too. WTF sort of weather delay can you have in ATLANTA?)

I mean seriously- the 6am flight is the first flight of the day. Wouldn't you think you'd make sure you have everything ready so that at least the FIRST flight can get out on time?!

They always use the airlines as an example of safety to compare medicine to- I am starting to resent that comparison.
jason - 02/15/08 08:22
Oh, look at that pout. Hopefully you made it on the plane. Airports are not fun to be stuck in for hours on end.

02/12/2008 07:11 #43287

lessons to be learned
Category: life lessons
i don't want to view life as a series of disappointments, but sometimes it just seems that way.

funny how some things fall at exactly the right moment. i know this trip to buffalo will be insanely cold, but it will warm my heart.

i really like it here, but the saying, "there's no place like home", rings so true right now. i need to see my friends, and get hugs, and drink beer.

i don't even remember the last time i had a beer.

i think i need to take another break from dating. i need to acquire a tougher skin. but maybe not, maybe the fact that i am so sensitive is what makes me, me. the momma says it is a good thing. i really should just listen to her more. she said, "be careful sarah, you have a soft heart". why do moms have to be so spot on?

maybe i will try an experiment next time and just do what she says. i bet it will turn out the way she says. she has the magical mom knowledge. yea, i'm the biggest mommas girl ever. i don't care. she's amazing and the only one who has never let me down. she always knows the right thing to do, and she is such a great example of an amazing woman. she never acts in spite, and she learns from life and moves on. she truly lives everyday to its fullest and appreciates all that life had to offer. it can also be a double-edged sword. i am a child of privilege and have been given more or less everything i want and need from my mother. i am spoiled. i expect so much from people, and i think that i expect people to be so great like her, which is asking way too much. i have also been extremely spoiled by (e:hodown), who i refer to as mom #2. it is insane. who else has a mom and sister that pays for fancy dinners, lovely trips, and pretty jewelry. especially since living here; the term, "the good life", seems underrated. i get to live in one of the most beautiful places i have ever seen, rent free, along with all of the perks that come with it. so, when other areas of my life don't match up, i shouldn't be so alarmed. i don't think many things will be as good as the two leading ladies in my life. i will just have to accept it, because most people aren't nearly as lucky as i am. i can say, i have two people in my life, who i know will never let me down. i wish i could say the same for myself, but that i am working on!

now, if i could just learn a thing or two from her, i would be good to go. unfortunately, being young seems to be the endless trial and error period. it goes something like this:

  • lead yourself into the unknown
  • realize you should not have done that
  • feel the burn
  • probably do it again, unless you realize not to

so, with that said, i accept my role as a ignorant creature who will be tested for years to come. i just hope i don't come out on the other end with too many wrinkles, but i suppose there is always botox for that.


02/11/2008 01:22 #43273

yum
Category: men
i currently like delicious looking men who wear nice clothes and shoes, and take me to swanky wine bars and talk about education.


i also like new dresses and shoes.


i love my car.



i also love to dance, and i expect to dance a lot this week.


yum is my new favorite word.

02/10/2008 00:12 #43264

when you are having an awful weekend.
will ferrell is the answer. he really is. why can't he be my friend in real life?





it could be worse. at least im making like 20 bucks an hour to sit here and do nothing. it could be worse.