I just learned (ten minutes ago) that one of the professors at my physics lab is going to Burning Man. He's never been to a festival like this before. I made sure he'd been warned about the challenges... but my concern was unnecessary. His son has been going to Burning Man for years, and is responsible for…
JFK is closed! We're not leaving, at least not for a long time.I'm going to need some serious lovin' when I get back. Dinner and a movie at the very least.Posted via LiveJournal app for iPad.
The plane is delayed another hour. You didn't love me enough. *sniff*Posted via LiveJournal app for iPad.
Another hour of sitting in the plane until take-off. Need more love! Posted via LiveJournal app for iPad.
I have a three-hour wait at the Long Beach airport, while I wait for my plane to board. Now is a good time to tell me that you love me. Posted via LiveJournal app for iPad.
I'm providing some minor assistance to Ricky, a AAA technician, as he works on my mother's car. As we're doing the usual car stuff (filling out paperwork, cranking the engine) he often repeats, "It's all right"; e.g., "Turn on the A/C, the headlights, and the radio, then rev the engine to 150 RPM. It's all right. Now…
For someone who claims to be emotionally grounded during this time, I seem to be processing a lot of feelings via a LiveJournal blog. Hmm. Maybe I’m not as stable as I think I am.
My step-father, Robert Prentice, passed away today at about 1:20 PM Los Angeles time. I'm going to fly to Los Angeles on Thursday, and return on Monday. So it goes.
Yesterday, Michael gave me a call to check on how I was dealing with the potential death of my step-father. I thanked him for that, and also thanked him for giving my mother helpful advice.
Today, his wife Sabrina called me, also to check on how I was doing. She repeated their offer to help in any way they could, and I thank her for that too.
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