Thursday, January 25, 2007

194 Days

391 the number of words in the email that finally broke the policy of non-response

194 days 'till my 40th bday

23 the number of harassing emails endured in silence--that's 1 every 3.65 days

19 periods

16 commas

6 dashes

1 hyphen

silence may be golden, but forever swallowing your bile can give you esophageal cancer.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

196 Days

196 days 'till my 40th birthday

76 days since i filed for divorce--i wonder on what day these two will equalize--maybe they never will. maybe the divorce will be final before then. hopefully.

30 seconds the distance (in time) between me and tears at any given moment.

17 days 'till the next deadline. may it pass quietly.

9 years 189 days since i was married by a woman named "Ninfa"--that was really her name.

2 the number of failed attempts to write an algebraic equation to determine the equalization date.

Monday, January 22, 2007

197 Days

197 days 'till my 40th bday

104.5 degrees my friend's brother-in-law's temperature after being submitted to the hospital

40 my friend's brother-in-law's blood pressure shortly before his temperature skyrocketed

3.5 number of limbs my friend's brother-in-law lost control of after a massive stroke

3 number of years ago my friend's brother-in-law had his stroke

this vessel is more fragile than we'd like to think

Saturday, January 20, 2007

199 Days

199 days 'till my 40th bday

44 number of cuts in my friend's leg following surgery

7 number of boys running around my house today to celebrate the 6th birthday (including my 2)

6 number to times i hit the snooze alarm this morning

4 text messages from a train en route to new york city

Friday, January 19, 2007

200 Days

200 days 'till my 40th bday

72 days since i filed for divorce

4 days since i looked at my 9 year old son lying unconscious on the ground and believed he was dead
(in the end he had a concussion and a broken clavicle)

1 day 'till my younger son's 6th bday

4 things to be grateful for