When choosing between two evils...

Have called in to work. Walking too much of a pain. Just a quick shout. tthjinni, will call you after I have eaten dinner.

buenabuena, I got your Holiday care package today. Thank you. The card was the best.

kiramarie, I got your holiday card today. Thank you. :)

OMGess! Family! Everyone at tsorriana, you guys ROCK! Thank you for the gifts... especially since the postman had to bring the package to the door since I wasn't home yesterday. It was the cute postman. The one that has the whole Taye Diggs/Djimon Hounsou thing going on. Will take pictures. *sigh* Very pretty stuff.

-will take pictures of the stuff, not the postman. *giggle*

Off to work now.

There was some cookie talk earlier, so I went to the store and bought myself lots of cookies. Currently I am eating a Mint Milano.

Thank you again to everyone wishing me a happy one on their LJ.

carinthea wrote me some B/L. I won't point anyone because it's flocked, but if you're REALLY that curious, I'm sure I can get a hold of a copy. Thanks, doll, you're a dear.

emeraldswan, thank you for the mail. It made me smile. Glad to be a bright point for anyone. Ever.

In honor of my birthday, I charge everyone with watching 16 Candles in the near future. LOL.

"I can't believe I gave my panties to a geek."

Questions meme snagged from devildoll.

( Uhhhhh... too many cookies.... bellyache... )

I have issues. I know I do. New banner. It is able to be seen thanks to carinthea's help. How sad is it that I made that thing while wearing my favorite tee shirt? I have issues. Also, I am beginning to suspect someone should take my Liz Phair CD away. I should write a Draco fic using a Liz Phair song. Go really obsessive about this.

eta: I'm not really sure how I missed this before, but I *LOVE* the idea. I am so pimping out dungeons100. Go forth and join the fun. I am seriously considering writing drabbles again. And while I'm at it, because I'm feeling very Slytherin tonight, Riddle fans should check out tomriddle100.

/pimp

So it's not so bad.

Thank you, ever so, to everyone who swarmed in to wish us hugs or support or prayers in the last 24 hours. It means a lot to me. I think my inbox hasn't been this full since the summer. LOL. And people I haven't even "met" before are leaving their good vibes here on LJ for me. For that, again, I thank you.

Yes, my mother still has breast cancer, and that did not change while I slept... much as I wish it had. We have survived the first 24 hours. Those are probably the worst. Now I can talk a bit more. My mother is going to be ok. Mainly because I don't accept otherwise, but also because her doctors say she is. They believe they caught it early enough. Yes, it's gonna be rough, chemo and all, but they say they look for her to make a full recovery. We've had cancer in this family before. We've beaten it back. It has only defeated one of us... and that was in a time when they did not know anything about cancer. If my cousin can have a tumor removed from her brain and still be kickin' it almost ten years later, my mother can beat this. The thing about the women in my family is when we need to be strong, you can not break us. We may get knocked into the dirt, but we rise. I am prepared to do what needs to be done here. Monday morning I go with my mother to the hospital so she can have her mediport put in and a biopsy done. The chemo will begin soon.

A hearty thank you goes out to goddessvicky who has made a donation in my name to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Words fail me on that one. And thanks goes out to mpants for my pink ribbon icon. If anyone else still feels the need to "do something" or "do more" to help me, I ask that you make a donation to breast cancer research. The first link even takes paypal.

http://www.breastcancer.org/donations_intro_odz.html

http://www.bcrfcure.org/

http://www.komen.org

http://nationalbreastcancer.org/

I know everyone keeps saying there's no hurry, but I am an escapist at heart. Writing will take me away from this drama... even for a little while. So I will get back to the working on the writing in about a week or so. I just need to settle down first.

eta: After reading my email today, I have HAD it. I've had it with fanfiction and archiving my stuff at so many places. ( here's why )

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