info overload

Talk about time gone by...

As it stood last time we spoke my mother had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, had undergone her first chemotherapy treatment and was optimistically on the road to recovery. Unfortunately, the road to recovery was under construction and we got lost on the detour.

On May 24th, 2006, Thea Klein, my mother, died from complications due to ovarian cancer. Complications implies that it wasn't actually the cancer that killed her, but all of the lousy symptoms and ancillary diseases and whatnot that did her in. From the beginning people have asked, "Lung cancer?" when I have failed to state its ovarian nature up front. To these people with a gift of intuition, rest assured, emphysema was ovarian cancer's accomplice. In short, following her first chemotherapy treatment, mom's immune system shut down and welcomed with open arms, every possible infection it could.

Sure there are gory details. Sure there are heartbreaking moments. Sure, there are even devastating recollections from these few weeks of my life. The last few weeks of hers. I find them unneccessary to share, and moreover I find myself not wanting to share them.

As blogs seem to be for updating a faceless public with pointless information about oneself and oneself's schedule, activities and future plans, here are mine to date:
I am liquidating almost all that I own. Some out of desire but mostly out of neccessity. A 23 yr old who graduated with a degree in film is in no position to make a mortgage payment and furthermore has no ability to house and store everything his parents and their parents aquired from birth.
I obtained a temporary position with a large corporation (actually a small contractor at a large corporation) and have been working at UBS for almost 6 weeks. I do not love it, nor do I love when people ask if I love it. It will do for now. I work with nice people in a tolerable environment. (I am also compensated handsomely.)
I bought myself a present. I am the proud owner of a brand new Scion tC automobile. I deserve it.
I fully intend to sell my mother's condo by October and am currently planning on moving to Los Angeles to pursue an actual career.
These are my immediate plans and activities. I'm not sure what it accomplishes by posting them on the internet, but there they are.
Also, worth mentioning, since my last post, Israel has become involved in a war on two fronts, one with Hamas in the Gaza strip and the other with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Both began following unprovoked kidnappings of IDF soldiers. In a few short weeks Israelis have once again been backed into their bomb shelters with unprecedented attacks reaching farther into Israel than previously thought possible. Our friends are in shelters. The college campus we stayed on has been hit by several missles and students we worked with have been quoted by international news agencies. Gillian and I have been incredibly sad lately, and furthermore, I have almost felt guily for not being there to experience it with them. It must sound nuts, but it is how I feel. If nothing else, I hope you stay glued to the news and follow the story. Ignorance is inexcusable.
As I am quite busy these days, packing, sorting, dumping, working, nervously rocking in corners while sucking my thumb, etc. updating my blog is not of the utmost importance. I do hope you understand. I will try to return to it when things settle down. If they settle down.
Take care.