french, bad puns, sickness and death.

[behindthec]

the french translation is on my twitter, for those who were wondering. i hope i didn't spoil it for those who wanted to wait; people just kept asking, and i feel like you might miss some of the chapter's significance if you don't know it.

also, lolz, i feel like i've failed. are there really only like 4 of us who got brendon's "nah, i was already up" pun? fuuuuck, maybe i am too into 12-year-old humor. XD sigh; that was my favourite line! let's hope ryan was clueless, too.

i'm not sure if anyone's heard that natasha richardson died. it was very weird and depressing for me; i've never been around to see one of my favourite actors die. i feel awful for liam neeson and their kids. i love them both so much as actors. it was just so random, those freak-accidents that you never really think will happen. makes me appreciate every day. keri, the smartest med student who never went to med school, says, "my guess is that the autopsy will discover a pre-existing condition like a blood clot that broke free, or an anuerysm that ruptured from the impact of falling. She started feeling sick an hour after it happened, so that sounds about right." <3 my bb is smart.

speaking of keri, she has developed really bad carpal tunnel in her arms/wrists, and her job is largely computer-based, so she is going through a really tough time right now (one i can directly relate to!). they've got her on physical therapy and she's able to do half-days twice a week on full salary (she is so, so fortunate), but it seems to be getting worse and we're not really sure what's going to happen. if she wasn't able to work, i'd probably have to look for a second job. so, if you could keep her in your thoughts/prayers/meditations/whatever, we'd really appreciate it. if anyone feels compelled to send her a get-well note/e-card/whatever, just email it to me and i'll print it for her. she's not supposed to be on the computer.

<3 thanks for all the comments on 5. it makes me so happy you guys are enjoying it. i love y'all.

Comments

[kayxluvsxcoffee.livejournal.com]

It's always scary and when someone dies out of the blue like that, when people who had so much more to get out life are just suddenly gone. And it's just as scary (if not more) how fast people forget about it. Like they never existed. It makes me very afraid, and sad at the same time, because the world moves on from things like that so fast.

:( Tell Keri my thoughts are with her and I hope she feels better. Carpal tunnel blows, I know a couple people who have it already as teenagers (all of whom have been drumming since god knows when) and they have to be careful how much practice they put in before competition so their wrists aren't too strained. Luckily they don't have it too bad, but it's still scary. I mean, these kids are what, 17? 18? and they have it already.

[kayxluvsxcoffee.livejournal.com]

-removes random "and" from first sentence-

[lolab.livejournal.com]

yeah, it is. i guess we forget because it doesn't ultimately matter to us; we're shocked for a day or two, but it's not like they had a direct impact on our lives. it'd be different if it were a friend, obv.

<3 thank you, bb. it really is a very discouraging, incapacitating condition. i've had it. (still do occasionally.) i'll tell her.