As I gain velocity on the downward slope of my time here, I'm feeling the friction burns of my deliberate and total lack of planning. I think it's very likely at this point that I will not be able to see everyone that I wanted to see, and definitive that I will not be able to spend as much quality time as I now feel is necessary. Two weeks seemed like a long time to me before, but now I'm thinking it's really not enough at all.
Tonight I'll be seeing my sister and my Auntie Rina. I'll sidestep the sister introspection and hurry along to my Auntie. Rina is my favorite Auntie. That's not just an opinion, it's actually her title. Many years ago I slipped and told my Auntie Janina that she was my favorite auntie, and she said, "Oh come on now Matt, you know Rina is your favorite," which tells you how common-knowledge this fact was. She is my favorite mainly because she's always accepted my black-sheep status and I think secretly is a bit proud of it. Most of all she has always had respect for me, and I for her. That is the stuff of solid relationships.
Apparently my window of opportunity to write (a whopping 10 minutes) has elapsed, so that's all for today.
Posted by Matt at July 31, 2003 01:24 PM