Is It Thursday Already?

"Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got..."

So that lyric literally popped into my head just this instant and, like a petulant child, refuses to budge. Strange, too, because I woke up not long ago with the second half of Paul McCartney's "Uncle Albert" playing loud and clear on the ever-eclectic rotation of the MP3 player embedded in my brain. Don't know where that one came from either, trust me. But the Cheers lyric sure does hold up over time, doesn't it?

Well, I must thank everyone for their concern regarding my little brother. He is doing fine, still a bit nervous, taking things slowly and paying close attention to things we typically take for granted, like heart rate and breathing. Oh, and the best thing to come of this? He's drastically cut down on his smoking, not quite explicitly ordered by the doctor, but strongly recommended. Of course, it's been not-so-subtly suggested countless times before (and Amir's no dummy--he knows it's a horrible habit), but I believe fear plays possibly the largest part in supplying motivation for necessary lifestyle changes. So in that respect, I'm glad he was spooked. Last night we had a lovely dinner and watched The Cooler, a nice distraction from the near-chaos of the past few days. That William H. Macy is pretty darned brilliant, I'm discovering more and more.

Freelance projects clutter my plate this morning, one of which is a writing assignment from a potentially lucrative new source. Landing that assignment on a regular basis would be a tremendous stroke of luck. Keep them fingers crossed.

Posted by ayelet at May 20, 2004 09:18 AM