Holiday Madness

It has begun. *UPDATE* Today – A holiday dinner and dancing event at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Last minute engagement. Someone dropped out and the Big Boss extended the generous invitation to me. So now I can be Nhien’s date to the event…as we scope out how they put up their shindig for our own gala next year. So, I ran to Macy’s and bought a dress and a pair of shoes all in 25 minutes (plus another 15 of standing in line) and under $70. Oh yeah. Saturday – Finishing up the last bit of Operation Jingle All the...
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Progession of a disease – with updates

Saturday early night: Sore, sore throat. Thought it was from all the screaming I did at Amy’s watching the game. But then it hurted in my inner ears too. You know, where you feel your ears and throat connected? It started to feel strepthroat like… Saturday late night: Woke up choking on the nastiness that was forming in my lung. Took a Mucinex. Went back to bed. Throat and ears still hurt like hell. Sunday morning: Woke up with a better sore throat but getting all rattly and phgelmy in the air way. Mucinex kicked some more ass. Fever ran...
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Say what?

May be it’s the fever (low grade now, instead of the steady 101-102 last night), or all sorts of medication I’m taking but I thought I heard Elton John sings… “Hold me closer, Tony Danza…” That brought me to some other misheard lyrics in my collection. I heard Eddy Vedder sing, “Can’t find the butter, man.” Five For Fighting’s Superman seems to be “looking for special things in sodomy.” And this one I don’t even know what band it is, we’re thinking Weezer but either way, “there are meatballs in the sun”. I think my temperature is up again…I should...
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Ack.

No, I don’t want to talk about last night. Although hanging out with Amy was massively fun. Now, I am sick. My body doesn’t want to follow my brain’s order to move. My throat is killing me. But thank god for Mucinex clearing out my lung last night or I wouldn’t have been able to sleep. Next week at work is going to be hell too. Good. Great. Grand. Wonderful. No yelling on the bus! Like I said. Ack....
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Happy Birthday, Mommy!

momandkids Originally uploaded by theoakmonster. When I called Mommy last night, it was noon their time. The hospital room was buzzing with activity. The Aunties were all there. Ake, my oldest brother, answered the phone. Mom said they were having her favorite food from See Fah Restaurant and white chocolate cake. She said that she’s eating the cake first. Hahaha! We are all grateful that you get to celebrate another birthday with us. At some point in the last few months, we feared this day would never come. But here you are, getting better everyday and kicking both cancer’s and...
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