Wednesday Evening and All's Clar...

Felt much more productive today than yesterday. Fixed a few more computer bugs and felt good about that. Mostly had to do with AOL's parasitic features (pop up blocking especially). They present an insidious problem because you can turn them on and off on several different levels and it will affect the behavior of the OS and the software differently. It seemed nonsensical until I broke it down and kept at it and figured out (at least for now) what's going on.

Mom is asleep and the cat is not flying through the air chasing imaginary night creatures yet, so it seemed like a good time to write. Grandma Bert is sick. She is 94 and has been blessed with good health and incredible mental acuity so it always takes us by surprise when she is ill. Mom is worried because being a nurse, no other nurse is as thorough as you would be right? Dad pulled a muscle in his neck, Mom's knee's bothering her - I acknowledge the cliché, but is this what I have to look forward to in old age? Aches and pains and worry. I guess that's part of being in a loving family - empathy, sympathy and worry. It's nice to know people worry about you I guess. That seems simple and true.

Missing Robby, wishing I had heard from him directly as I am sure his parents and other close friends are as well. I know he is having the time of his life and i certainly wrote a scarcity of letters when I was overseas. it's all so exciting, I think I had forgotten that. The tone of Robby's last post to his site http://www.nosetplans.com reminded me of what it feels like to be in a foreign country - so much romance and newness. I am glad he has Ed to be his partner in crime/ misery. My mom reminded me when he read the post that you spend at least 70 percent of your day finding a place to stay. We totally planned activities around hotels and hostels not to mention cheap eats. This is the only downside to not planning out your whole trip - you get better at it though. I know Robby and Ed are totally going to rock star this Europe thing so I am excited to hear more.

It's Thursday now. Mom is learning her new lap top chart software that the VNA is using. She hates it but is figuring out how to be a smart user ad values it's efficiency. Change is hard. I am proud of her.

I am off to Kinkos to make copies of my resume for an appointment today at a creative placement agency in Boston. Mom's making me an omelet that in South Beach certified. Very exciting : )

It is so sunny this morning, must be an omen of good things on the horizon.
Can you feel that positivity? Captivating huh?

Katy