Reader: Yo ho ho

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Yo ho ho

Dear Reader,

I admit it. I am a sorry ass feeling sorry for myself lump of sorriness.

Sorry.

The surgery went fine. The doctor was able to save most of his thigh. My dad reportedly said, "Yo ho ho," when he woke up this morning and then requested a parrot and an eye patch. It's, uh, probably because of the drugs that he is so cheerful, but probably also because he is out of pain for the first time in about two years.

Thank you again for all the lovely emails and comments and sweetness. I appreciate it a whole real lot and I promise I will try to not to be so dramatic and scary next time I am having an episode.

Love,

Nina

15 comments:

Sizzle said...: I am glad he is out of surgery and ok.; July 9, 2008 at 4:05 PM
Catherine said...: This is a lovely thing to read. I'll have something involving rum later, in his honor.

You don't scare me, and will you cut yourself some fucking slack already.

Thank you.; July 9, 2008 at 4:39 PM
Anonymous said...: Oh, I should use this brand spanking shiny new ID.; July 9, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Anonymous said...: Yipe no wait, I want it to say "Catherine", so never mind. I'm so vain this way.; July 9, 2008 at 4:45 PM
LizLSB said...: Ever type a comment then hit enter too soon? Argh. Anyway, wanted to say that I'm glad your dad made it through the surgery OK, and even retained his sense of humor. Don't worry -- dramatic and scary reactions to dramatic and scary situations are normal. :); July 9, 2008 at 4:51 PM
well-intentioned heartbreaker said...: super glad to hear he's alive & well, and in good spirits =); July 9, 2008 at 5:24 PM
Avitable said...: I'm glad he's out of pain!; July 9, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Evil Twin's Wife said...: I think you've done remarkably well. When anyone has a parent in pain, sick, whatever and the outcome is iffy, it's normal to freak a bit. I'm just glad your dad made it thru the surgery and is pain free!; July 9, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Sarah Ryhanen said...: this post made my night. i've been reading for a few weeks and your posts (even when they are dark) make me feel connected to life, in a good way.; July 9, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Anonymous said...: Dearest Nina,

You are permitted to be dark and twisty and dramatic and scary and honest all you want.

He's out of pain for the first time in two years. Yo ho ho indeed.

Love,
jen; July 9, 2008 at 11:51 PM
sybil law said...: You be as dramatic as you want or need to be, which, by the way, I didn't think was too bad!
I am thrilled to know the surgery went well!; July 10, 2008 at 12:39 AM
Anonymous said...: So glad your Dad is doing well Nina, and he's bang on with his fashion trends - the pirate look is all the rage these days!! :-); July 10, 2008 at 6:48 AM
nightfly said...: Avast, ye lubbers! Batten the Cap'n's pillows and bring him his grog! Step lively, scalawags!

And as for YOU, Nina... if you can't have an episode with us, your best blog friends forever, then with whom can you have episodes?

Peace be with you, Nina.; July 10, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Megan said...: No pain is a good, good thing. Glad it went well.; July 10, 2008 at 10:36 AM
ByJane said...: Yahoo! Give that man one of them new-fangled legs and tell him to get ready for the 2012 Olympics!; July 10, 2008 at 2:35 PM

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Bibi - God bless the guy who gets Bee. I can't even think of anything obnoxious to say about her. She can eat pasta without gaining weight, she can run the ridges at Gertrude's Nose with no fear, and she is by miles the best climber of all of us. She's going to Kili with us. Hell, she'll be leading.
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Joe - locquacious, flirtatious, 40-something hiking buddy - also, ex-manfriend of Pax.
Larry, WPITW - climber, hiker, badass (not in the good way, either). At a given moment, at least half of us are not speaking to him.
Liam - My nephew, whose favorite words are "noing," "Bobby," "dumptruck," "job-site" and "Daddy." He also says "obstreperous" "pulchritudinous" and "Nina" upon request.
Merry - Australian BFF spends the summers on a yacht, nannying for a celebrity couple with two children. She lives in a brownstone and she has a chauffeur. And we have no idea who she works for.
Newsy has been my friend for about 22,000 hours. Or more. I don't have a calculator. She has about 3423% more professional and personal commitments than I do, and yet she still finds time to think about me. I find this astonishing. If you knew her, you'd be astonished, too.
Pax - climber, hiker, corporate warrior, used to date Joe. Sticks by Larry in spite of his horribleness. None of us understands this.
Skatey- he rides a skateboard. He can dance. He can throw a frisbee and he's not bad at karaoke, either.
Sri - Bengali princess who, aside from kicking my ass at climbing, and aside from being a smokin' hiker, brought down the evil empire of Larry and also once told me that "even girls' are turned on my breasts." Also never turns down "one more round."
Supajewie - Long distance drinking buddy, just about the only person I know who "gets it". And no, she's not Jewish. It's a long story.
Tex - is what happens when you take a normal man, add alcohol, subtract common sense and tact, and then buy him another drink.

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