I'm alive

And well

So, I pulled through the surgery without a problem...and apparently have to do yet another. I'm not looking forward :)

I am very grateful for Jaggernaut and DCchick...I hope I'm not too much.

I've just returned from a conference/vacation in Ft. Lauderdale. It was amazing. The vacation part. LOL. I can NOT get enough of the ocean. I really can't.

Currently, I'm sitting in the lab waiting on some molecules to do what I want them to do. Its such a shame...today is a splendidly pretty day. I tooled around for most of it before coming here, but still wonder if I should have just lain out somewhere. Reality in the form of scientific competitors won't allow that though.

Yesterday, I talked to an old college friend with whom I'd lost touch. We both knew where to reach one another (our respective parents/grandparents homes) but circumstances (language barriers and grandparents inability to pass messages) prevented us both from calling. Hoping upon hope, I reached out anyway and as I thought, I could not be understood. Except my message reached the recipient (my dear friend) and she called me back. I've missed her terribly. She has missed me also. We've both been looking for one another through crazy means (searching for that direct connect) and failing. A reunion has been discussed. I can't wait to see her. I miss her family. My mexican family. More misty water colored memories . I guess I should reach out to one more person, but pure stubborness won't allow it. He'll find me.