Jon Woodin - May He Rest In Peace

I just learned that my old friend, Jon Woodin passed away last Tuesday. I don't know the circumstances. It's made me sad. We went to high school together, spent a great deal of time together, through college and we were pretty much four peas in a pod. The other two-some was my roommate Ann and his roommate, Jim. We went to concerts together and were pretty much each other's family for a long time.  There is a lot of history between the four of us.

Then, we drifted apart. Jon continued with the partying lifestyle and moved around a lot. I saw him at Bells Beer a couple times when I went back to Kalamazoo for visits. 

Jon was a very creative and highly intelligent person. He had everything in the world going for him, but he didn't seem interested in any of it. I can't help but think about what could have been. He was 40 years old and died much too young. 

Here is my favorite picture of the four of us. Jon is the one looking up and smiling into the sun. I hope he is at peace and my thoughts go out to his family.

Matthew John

My nephew Matt just graduated from U of M and is moving to Las Vegas in hopes of finding a good job and better health. The bakery he worked at in Ann Arbor was slowing killing him due to all the flour dust he was inhaling. On his way to Nevada, he made a quick stop at my house to meet up with my Mom and Joe. He followed them out west. Here's hoping that Matt finds a great job and is really happy out west. He's a real smart and sweet kid. I hope the very best in life for him!

Family Comes for Visit Part 2

How we passed the time together.....

Family Comes for Visit

My Mom, Joe and nephew Matt came for a visit last weekend. It was a nice visit, we played cards, went out to dinner and just hung out. Here is some video of the weekend I took.  Prior to Matt's arrival, we watched a documentary called "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" and you will see how much everyone enjoyed it.

Ding Dong, the Chair is Dead!!

The very grungy and dirty lift chair that has been occupying my living room for the past four months was picked up today and delivered back to the hellish place it came from!! It was the last remaining evidence of my injury and special status these past months. I am so grateful to my friend's husband and partner for delivering it to me when I was in desperate need of sleep and for taking it back today!! My living room is back to normal, aside from the horrible grease stains the chair left on my carpeting.

No one should get away with renting such a horrible chair, let alone get $120/month for it. I will be contacting the health department or better business bureau to report them.

My new, too cool treadmill will be delivered tomorrow. I am excited!

Me with Bedhead & Sling!

Home Bound

So, what does one do when house bound for several months? Especially when she lives alone? As you will see from my posts here, she drives her cat crazy, buys a new computer and flip video and takes tons of pictures and movies with them, even though nothing of great interest is taking place. I shattered my right arm on December 3rd and spent the next three months sitting in a chair in my living room, entertaining myself as best as I could. Things are much improved now, but I wanted to put some examples of my work here for fun! Enjoy!! It's cutting edge entertainment!!!

Trinny As Lap Warmer

Adventures in Healing