April 25. Day 299.
I fell asleep around 3, 4 — not sure anymore. Woke up at 7.
Jetlag.
Tossed and turned a bit, willing sleep to come back. Then, I remembered an article I read yesterday: Police auction at a local convention center that’s about 4 minutes from my house. Viewing at 9, bidding at 10. I [...]
April 24. Day 298.
I had a party tonight!
Threw on some black heels and my new French rags, danced salsa, laughed a lot.
I’ve never viewed it this way before, but being a hostess involves tons of asking — invite people to come, invite them to bring some wine if they’re so inclined, invite them to dance, [...]
April 23. Day 297.
Remember how I had a scary freckle? Well, I got it removed — and insurance covered everything. Even the copay. Bless them.
Thank you Blue Cross Blue Shield, for being a humane insurance company.
I called my doctor today to get the biopsy results…
Negative!
Yippee!!!
Gained: Confirmation that I’m cancer free.
PS:I called first thing this morning, [...]
April 22. Day 296.
She was standing in the aisle by the bathrooms, stretching her legs out.
Wearing:
Head to toe leopard print.
Black cowboy boots.
A gigantic purse with silver buckles all over it.
Flaming red hair.
Heavy eyeliner.
A radiant smile.
This was not your ordinary granny. From the looks of her, she was around 60, 70, 80 — hard to tell. [...]
April 21. Day 295.
Last day in Nice.
Thoughts swirling, about Europe and the states, grad school, job hunting, writing ideas, the maelstrom of deadlines that await back home.
I bought some summery blouses, listed for 22€ and purchased for 20€. By asking. The salesman was North African. Perhaps that’s why, in a weeklong string of retail French [...]