my mom had a transient stroke a few days ago.
she's more or less okay, because my dad got her to the hospital fairly quick.
her heartrate is back down to a normal level after the blood thinners and beta blockers, but is maintaining an irregular beat. along with that her speech is coming out a little slurred, and as far as i know she's still in the hospital, awaiting results on several tests. hopefully, she'll pull out okay.

w00t. taught myself a few new tricks with the poi. as a bonus, i now have the 5-point weave just about mastered, both forwards and reverse. and- figured out a few transitions between those, the aum, and satan(the move silly, it's a 4 beat, 3 plane, reverse butterfly). now.... to perfect a 5-point version of the whirling dervish (again.... blame Saturnalia for these names... i've yet to hear any titles that are less corny)

good news, squeek kinda stood up for me and managed to get me another 4 weeks here.... in theory. but, the way i look at it, 4 weeks of theory is better than 1 day of bleak reality. squeek and christy- not quite sure what i'd do without them.
in the meantime, yoko and sharp have offered me some floorspace, should things go awry. also, senore west and company have graciously offered me space on a futon if i need it any time in the next week before they move out.
all said, i love my friends.
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