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In the last couple of days:
I got a PSP and started playing Final Fantasy Tactics. Not only is it mad hard to figure out (for me) and the fighting system is a little WTF, but it doesn't feel like Final Fantasy. What, does Squeenix just put games out and call them "Final Fantasy" now because they know the title sells? No matter. I got the PSP so that I could play Crisis Core on the plane to China. 'Cause I'm pretty sure a flight like that can only be described as "longass."
I got 100 on my herbs mid term.
I also started a project so goddamn geeky that even for me you'd be saying, "Holy damn. That's really geeky."
Haku has been on the mend (*knock on wood*) but then today he seems to have run eyeball-first into a branch. I heard him yipe when he was running around like a damn fool, and he came bounding back to me with his eye all closed and watery. It's still all closed and watery. Well, his follow-up appointment is tomorrow so I will have them take a look at it.
My Gran is really sick. She's got a pretty bad virus, but you know, that's not the worst of it. In the last month or so, her mental facilities have just gone into the basement. I don't want to go into too much detail, but it hasn't been pleasant. I know it's got to be worse for her. I think it can only be so frightening to be lost all the time. The other day she thought Grampa was still alive and she was calling him when she couldn't get up. (My Mom told me all of this.) When told that he had been gone for almost ten years now, well I can only imagine that it's like mourning all over again.
How difficult it is when because of all the pills she's on, her body has literally outlasted her mind. I don't know how else to put it. I've considered being worried for her, but the truth is that the worst is here, now. You don't get better from dementia. So instead I just feel so bad for her, because she can only be so confused, which has to be terrifying.
Well, in the end, all anyone can do is their best. I feel for my Mom, because she is getting the brunt of this. She's the one who cares for my Gran. Physically, I mean. She handles all the pills, insulin, doctors and daily care. I know it's exhausting. There's just really no good side to it.
Well, I have been doing lots of reading (and some studying!) and this geeky project of mine which has been tons of frustrating fun. Kung Fu has been superb, with some really tiring drills in basics, and then forms in black belt class. Sometimes I plateau with forms and then sometimes I get over it and just try to keep getting better. I hope that I do.
Next Wednesday is the meeting for the China Trip! I have so many questions I need to ask, not the least of which is what gadgets I can bring and what I will be able to use, and how. Perhaps that seems petty when going to the Shaolin Temple and you're thinking, "Like you're going to have time to listen to your iPod at all! Please!" Well, I probably won't have time in China, but I will have tons of time on the plane, and I also still like to keep a journal like I did in Hawai'i, all those many years ago.
Anyway I'm psyched. I will be nervous when it's time to go, but right now I'm just super excited.
Oh! And also, I got my parents the Wii Fit for their anniversary. They love it! I'm so glad. I went to their place to set it up for them and I took a shot at it, too. It's adorable and lots of fun. Very spooky, too! I got on the board and it was like, "Oh, you have a problem with your left leg!" OMG IT HAS BEEN WATCHING ME SINCE CHILDHOOD.
Well, that's my update. Quite a mixed freaking bag.
I got a PSP and started playing Final Fantasy Tactics. Not only is it mad hard to figure out (for me) and the fighting system is a little WTF, but it doesn't feel like Final Fantasy. What, does Squeenix just put games out and call them "Final Fantasy" now because they know the title sells? No matter. I got the PSP so that I could play Crisis Core on the plane to China. 'Cause I'm pretty sure a flight like that can only be described as "longass."
I got 100 on my herbs mid term.
I also started a project so goddamn geeky that even for me you'd be saying, "Holy damn. That's really geeky."
Haku has been on the mend (*knock on wood*) but then today he seems to have run eyeball-first into a branch. I heard him yipe when he was running around like a damn fool, and he came bounding back to me with his eye all closed and watery. It's still all closed and watery. Well, his follow-up appointment is tomorrow so I will have them take a look at it.
My Gran is really sick. She's got a pretty bad virus, but you know, that's not the worst of it. In the last month or so, her mental facilities have just gone into the basement. I don't want to go into too much detail, but it hasn't been pleasant. I know it's got to be worse for her. I think it can only be so frightening to be lost all the time. The other day she thought Grampa was still alive and she was calling him when she couldn't get up. (My Mom told me all of this.) When told that he had been gone for almost ten years now, well I can only imagine that it's like mourning all over again.
How difficult it is when because of all the pills she's on, her body has literally outlasted her mind. I don't know how else to put it. I've considered being worried for her, but the truth is that the worst is here, now. You don't get better from dementia. So instead I just feel so bad for her, because she can only be so confused, which has to be terrifying.
Well, in the end, all anyone can do is their best. I feel for my Mom, because she is getting the brunt of this. She's the one who cares for my Gran. Physically, I mean. She handles all the pills, insulin, doctors and daily care. I know it's exhausting. There's just really no good side to it.
Well, I have been doing lots of reading (and some studying!) and this geeky project of mine which has been tons of frustrating fun. Kung Fu has been superb, with some really tiring drills in basics, and then forms in black belt class. Sometimes I plateau with forms and then sometimes I get over it and just try to keep getting better. I hope that I do.
Next Wednesday is the meeting for the China Trip! I have so many questions I need to ask, not the least of which is what gadgets I can bring and what I will be able to use, and how. Perhaps that seems petty when going to the Shaolin Temple and you're thinking, "Like you're going to have time to listen to your iPod at all! Please!" Well, I probably won't have time in China, but I will have tons of time on the plane, and I also still like to keep a journal like I did in Hawai'i, all those many years ago.
Anyway I'm psyched. I will be nervous when it's time to go, but right now I'm just super excited.
Oh! And also, I got my parents the Wii Fit for their anniversary. They love it! I'm so glad. I went to their place to set it up for them and I took a shot at it, too. It's adorable and lots of fun. Very spooky, too! I got on the board and it was like, "Oh, you have a problem with your left leg!" OMG IT HAS BEEN WATCHING ME SINCE CHILDHOOD.
Well, that's my update. Quite a mixed freaking bag.
