Physically I'm doing as OK as can be expected with a broken leg. Mentally it's been tough. 
I really wanted to spend a little bit of time up at their place this summer, and that weekend will pretty much be my only opportunity to do that, since I have so many events that I'll have to work at on weekends now. 
What band are you wanting to see? /curious
My older sister's going to the PDX festival in Portland around when I'm gonna be there
Needless to say, I haven't heard of any of the bands in that, cause they're local Portland bands and I'm off in Baltimore mostly. I dunno if I'd want to come with her. I may have to socialize with family friends instead. Also there's the chance the music would suck, or I'd be standing around like a doormat with my sister's friends all doing the cool-20something thing, drinkin' their beer.for a funeral.my family's in stressville organizing most of it/getting this deceased person's book published/etc
But on the other hand—music festival!
Free is my favorite price Thora!
Plus, they'd probably take me out to my favourite restaurant on one of the nights for a celebratory dinner! I'm so horrible.
VintagePunk said:And Donald Fagen is on the list, along with David Gilmour, of old men I'd do.
Thora said:
Skunk kitteh.
Veep, leg is doing alright. The past two days I've only felt the need to take painkillers when I wake up and right before bed. I have my follow up appointment at the hospital where I had the surgery a week from Tuesday. I get the surgical staples out and hopefully cleared to start physical therapy.
I've been receiving updates from Dazz about her rehabbing and PT. Sounds like things are going well. Glad to see she's home.
I remember what Sarah went through, and she had me with her 24/7 to do things for her, and to help keep her amused. Hang in there. 
I'm so glad it's working out for you - you need that time off!
I'm trying to plan what I'm going to do for the long weekend coming up. I was thinking about going to Seattle, but that was getting too complicated and expensive, so I think I'm going to go visit my parents, if I can, since that will be free.
that pic of the kitteh.
Makes me think of my Jamie..... but, happy thoughts about him.
VintagePunk said:I feel so bad for you and Dazzled.
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, this year had actually been a decent one. New job, lost almost half of the weight I've put on in the past few years, got accepted to an LPN program. And this injury has just put everything on hold.
I was just wondering. As for your family not wanting to go—Hell, my family isn't even into mainstream rock, whatever that actually is. My parents were extremely meh about going to see Joan Jett, though we did end up going.
VintagePunk said:Sami would get it!
Nope, just smart.
That sounds like fun! Last summer, I lived for long weekends.
We have a small event next weekend that I might go to, but I will DEFINITELY be working all of the following weekend. Since they prefer to give us extra time off instead of getting paid overtime hours, maybe I'll see if I can get the Friday of the long weekend off, and have a nice long break there. Now THAT would be fabulous!
Aw.
I have to go there in September with my younger cat, and I'm so scared something will be wrong with her too... 
My mom just said I can get this for Christmas. *is about ready to explode*
Just admit you're going for the likely free noms.
Seriously though, sounds like an awesome time will be had.
I'll admit it to anyone.
Was it her ankle or leg that she broke? Or both? Memory fail.
Right now my days are spent playing around on the Internet and doing some exercises on my leg. Also, I do laps on my walker and hang with my dogs. Go me.
Aside from the death of Finn which was and still is devastating
I still miss Kelly, and it still hurts. We still have her food and water dish in the kitchen. That's probably really weird. We went on a big cleaning and purging binge last weekend, and at one point, we were in the kitchen. I think we both looked at her dishes, and then looked away, not saying anything. We just left them there, and went on. VP—Rock+jazz+funk not my thing, so I'm not one to judge in the first place
Festival's free! If it's not going to be to much stress on the parents I'll see if I can go.
Here's my badly photographed art
Large piece.
Pretty obviously 'In Utero'-inspired, bit of an accident in that sense. The little sketch drawing you quoted earlier was more based on blood being creepy. As for this, I was just kinda daydreaming and oops, babies everywhere. This piece gave me so much grief. I don't do well with large art. I ended up putting acrylic all over it (all the white), which in general should be avoided when using watercolor. Not to mention when I was trying to obscure large parts of Bean/Kurt's faces on the right, the ink started drying insanely weird and shiny. But I'm satisfied with the final in the sense that I can't wait to sell this thing and have it gone.
Smaller piece, way less ink, way more abstract.
It's supposed to be sort of veins, blood clots, stuff like that.
I just find the colours and shapes really appealing.
Tara
know/like Dirty Dancing, but I've seen it so many times, I can practically recite it. I love the whole soundtrack, but there's this one song that's cool, and I discovered that Fagen/McDonald/Scaggs are covering it, with Scaggs sharing vocals with a female, who is also one of the Steely Dan backup vocalists. Here is the scene from the movie ( 
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VintagePunk said:I'm so sorry about Finn.
Sarah broke her leg, both the tibia and the fibula, just above the ankle. Spiral fractures, which, from what the surgeon told us, almost always require surgery, but hers happened to fit back together perfectly. Not having surgery was good, but it prolonged the healing period, she was in a cast for 13 weeks.
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He was so young. He and Felix had just turned six about a month and a half before he died. . I hope she and Finn have met in doggie heaven. It doesn't sound weird at all, it's a tribute of sorts to her. She still lives on.
It's not so hard to think about him now.... but, I still cry every time I go to the vet's.
ThinkGeek :: Doctor Who 10th Doctor's Coat
I'm sure she'll be fine!
Feels. I've been volunteering at the local humane society, playing with kittens, and there was one who looked exactly like my old kitty...she had the same half-visible tabby markings and everything...
Sarah misses our cats so much that she goes to this pet store near her where they have cats they're trying to adopt, and she plays with them. The staff know her now, and tell her to come in anytime and play with them. She comes home and tells our cats that she's cheated on them, but it's only because she misses them so much. I just need to calm down, and not think about it unless it happens, right?
Right.
I can understand you feeling that way, though.
Thank you.
Awwww Kelly
Ah, same as my break then. Mine did require surgery. I'm in a walking cast right now. She was in a full cast for 13 weeks? Ack. Has she found she has been able to do the things she was able to do before the break? I know it's been a few years, but are there any lingering effects for her?
She did, and she was fine. 
All I know is I have rods in my leg and plates between my foot and ankle. I'm the bionic woman. 
