16 November 2007

goldfinger


if jane doesn't want to have five breasts by the time she's over with this ordeal, she better call her doctors by their right names.

this from a person who says 'keys-house'. it must be all those years in baghdad, coupled with the ddt spraying, that has lead her to call one of her physicians, dr. feingold, by a different name: doctor goldfein. he will definitely by inclined to give her an 'a' cup on one side and a 'double d' on the other if she doesn't cease and desist with this tongue-twisting. who ever heard of 'finger-gold'?

hmmm, today. cyclonic. spend the better part of the day in the city - a gorgeous day in fact ... downtown, brooklyn, very productive. but i forget to eat (don't chuckle!). so i pop into le pain quotidien early on, then mistakenly continue on my way sans kashi bar in pocket - bad idea! towards 2pm, i am seated in the back seat of our dear friends ro & mitchell's car, and suddenly lurch towards hypoglycemia - water, juice, power bar, nothing helps! by the time i get home, i'm slowing inching my way towards a massive coronary, or so it feels ... stress? lack of food? who knows. when jane arrives a few moments later, she looks like a crazed psychopath - and panics seeing me lie down (which i barely do at night to begin with) ... calls to the cardiologist, rounds of peanut butter on brioche toast (what can i say?), pulse checking (48), blood pressure cuffs, etc.. what a glamorous and sexy life we have! i slowly regain consciousness, and jane breaks the news to me - she's been smashed to smithereens by a ford bronco (oj?) at noon, which turns out to be a stolen vehicle. haha. very funny. no really. at least we have our health. oh, never mind!

that damned mini cooper has been repaired about ten times by now - it's worth more than a maybach! how insane. i console myself by baking two cakes, we somehow pull it together, and join our friends for a fantastic, tasty, warm and loving shabbat dinner - wine flowing, music blaring, kids jumping - a riotous affair which we are most thankful for! merci randi & elliot!

rochelle and jeff give jane a sweet gift which she opens at home. accoutrements for post-surgery - which really gets to jane ... she is so thankful for her friendships and for the love and support she is receiving. it truly makes a difference ...

the day ends, all of us exhausted. one year ago, we were preparing for a spontaneous weekend trip to amsterdam for thanksgiving - things are a bit different this year. c'est la vie.

h

1 comment:

Maryam in Marrakesh said...

Jane, we will be thinking of you on Tuesday.....sending you all our loving, good wishes from here in Marrakech. You two are the very example of grace under pressure.