I’m a Magpie
This is totally a guilt post (oh, don’t you wish it were a gilt post, with pretty golden doodly bits all over?). Its late, I’ve been working on my lesson for class tomorrow, and suddenly, urgently, I decided that I Must Update My Blog Now. So, hi. Here I am. Again, this is probably old news to my 5 readers, but just in case any of y’all aren’t among the folks I email recently, here’s the update on Herr Lump: benign. A benign tumor of the nerve sheath, to be specific. Schwannoma,. It’s even fun to say. The only bad news in all this (and it’s not that bad, really, unless you’re me) is that I have to go back in for surgery in two weeks so that a real live neurosurgeon can actually take the tumor out. But after that, all should be fine. Which is good, because, surgery? Not a fan. I’m actually kind of excited to have elegant little scars along my collarbone, once all this mess heals. I can be a woman with a past, a possible ex-sword fighter or wildebeast wrangler. A wombat chaser. These are all starting to sound like euphamisms. Anywho. |
I'm a library assistant, writer, and perpetual graduate student living in San Francisco. Special skills include dog charming, brochure writing, slapdash cooking and long-winded nattering. I also enjoy watching the sunset's reflection in the tall buildings downtown.
For a while there, I taught classes on Classical literature, philosophy, and the history of religion at New College of California. I have an MA and an MFA in Writing, and started library school in the fall of 2009.
seester
September 21st, 2006 at 1:11 am
you wombat chaser you…
it’s comforting to know we’re working on lesson plans at the same time
i think this scene was cut from the eighty-second sequel to “Fivel Goes West”…
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Anonymous
September 21st, 2006 at 1:45 am
Hi Nora,
I happened to connect to your blog thru Molly Taylor’s. Her mom, your aunt, mentioned the situation about your tumor (so glad it’s benign!) to me at St. James’s on Sunday. I just wanted to let you know that the Tue. Night Women’s Sharing Group is praying for you. Hope all goes well with the surgery.
Nancy McArdle
Nora
October 3rd, 2006 at 7:59 pm
So nice to know that St. James is looking out for me! Thanks, Nancy.