Why is the music so loud at bar mitzvahs?

The service took 2-1/2 hours, that's fine. I can't sit that long but I was able to get up, move around, and talk to people a little bit.

We drove over to Ft. Mason for the party. The site is gorgeous, the weather perfect, the food was awesome (the best caterer in town) and I was seated with dear old friends. BUT trying to keep up a conversation with anyone other than the person right next to you was virtually impossible. Even so, I had a lot of fun and stayed until the very end.

Today I amazed myself when I realized I'd slept almost 12 hours! Now I'm thinking about how to spend the day. Marshall and Heshy are taking off for Muir Woods, Avi is home studying for finals, and I have the day to myself. I want to walk, and I know once I get started I'll feel fine and want to continue. It's the getting out of bed and getting ready part that's so awfully hard.

I called Interventional Radiology yesterday and left a message to inform them that the draining has all but stopped and I am ready for the next step, even if they can fit me in tomorrow, that would be great! Then on to the treatment planning appointment at the radiation place, and finally I'll have a handle on how the six weeks of daily appointments will be handled. You see, if I get a mid-day appointment that blows the whole day - my job is in Mill Valley, the treatment place is in Hayward, the distance between the two is at least 50 miles. Geez, this could get expensive and time-consuming. Hmm, I'll need to think about how to handle it no matter when the radiation appointment will be.

Back to today. As I sit in my bed writing I feel a soft breeze, I see the sun and clear skies and I know I need to get up and get going.