WG's mom.

I hope you guys don't mind, I'm falling hopelessly behind on comments right now. I've read them though, and I appreciate all your thoughts and kind words.

We're flying down on Friday, though not sure if WG can get the day off or not.

He called a coworker and apparently there's this wild rumor in the yard that WG took a week off to do some training or something looking for another job, which is just crazy. But if they really believe it no wonder his job is asking for proof that he was sick. He does not need this right now.

We fly out on Saturday. I'm flying from Sacramento to Spokane. Originally I hoped WG would come with me. Last night he liked the idea. Now he feels it's just too much travel time and he doesn't want to be locked into a four-hour event. I was hoping a stadium full of fans and something pretty mindless would be just the ticket -- and I want to be near him.

I'm fried. Trying to do homework, it's not sinking in. I've told all my professors what's going on.

wildernessguru broke down sobbing last night. This is just devastating to him.

I'm thinking of shining the nationals. God, I want to go so bad, but if we're not together....

A friend of mine who'd finished three-year retreat once said that we try to avoid the sense of limbo when our lives are going through a lot of changes. We want to be comfortable again. In fact, that gap, that spaciousness is a good place to be and we shouldn't run from it but stay with it. This is bizarrely helpful.

My professors are great.

Have I said yet how great my professors are?

My Yogachara teacher let me know that the whole class was behind, so what I've already read is up-to-date.

My Sanskrit teacher (who is terrific, by the way, we talked out the struggle I was having in the class the first week) is having me translate the reading passages rather than do the homework sentences: "Those sentences are actually too hard, in my opinion, to reinforce what we're studying. They're not worth the time they'll take you." He advised me to focus on the new grammar -- and of course the 10-minutes-per-day paradigm practice. He's mostly interested in our walking out of class with a useable base of Sanskrit knowledge.

My Himalayan Worlds professor wrote: "I am so sorry to hear this terrible news. Regarding your work for my course: do what you can, but ultimately, I will make sure that these circumstances will not negatively affect your final grade." I think I'll ask her if I can take it as a 3 credit class, in the realm of libitina's advice. She had intended for it to be a 3 credit class but the college messed up and listed it for 5 credits, so she had to change the syllabus the first week.

I learned last year when I was wreck over WG's mom getting cancer that however little you can do, don't put anything off, just--do a sketchy version if you must.

electricandroid: Thank you. *snugs*
filenotch: Good advice.
amothea: Oh, thank goodness. I haven't forgotten your song.
starrylizard: I'm still playing that vid over and over. The cut between the skating and the rollerblading is particularly good.
teaphile: Thanks, they're so elegant. *admires the Out Of Bounds covers*

The people who decided reviews would cheer me up: It worked.

Seattlites: If wildernessguru doesn't want to go to the nationals (and I think that's the case) would any of you be interested in a ticket? That skater in starrylizard's vid will be competing, and roaringmice tells me he's a favorite to win...

... would you like a ticket?

SGA Ficlet: If Wishes Were Fishes; an Out Of Bounds ficlet - John/self-pity

Title: If Wishes Were Fishes; an Out Of Bounds ficlet
Pairing: John/self-pity
Rating: PG-13
Notes: I think I know how John feels. Unbeta'd.
Summary: Two years ago John was picked for the U.S. Worlds team. So what was he doing home?


( Two years ago John was picked for the U.S. Worlds team. So what was he doing home? )