For the past month

This entry is to appease the wishes of my friend Michael Yuan.

I have been a busy girl this past month. Here's what I've been up to.

I saw the Oscars at Stephanie and Christian's house. See photo with their 4 year old Bella in front of their 100 inch TV. The projector is connected to the cable box, which makes the screen a TV. It's so cool!

I tried to see as many academy award nominated films as possible pre Oscars. So my Dad and I saw There will be Blood, Evi and I saw Juno and I watched Eastern Promises, In the Valley of Elah and Michael Clayton at home. I liked Juno the best.


Noureddin was gone for the majority of the month (Feb 11-Mar 11), so we celebrated Valentine's Day early. I don't mind being alone, so this long separation was good for me. Also, I still haven't started my clinical trial and it appears that I will need a third surgery prior to the next treatment, so I have been busy meeting the doctors etc. trying to arrange the next steps for my health. Noureddin and my friends and family have been great at helping out, especially while he was gone, so I was able to split my time between my home and other people's homes. They also helped out big time with rides to and from places, so that was great!


Here's a photo with my friend Clara and I at a French restaurant in the Redondo Beach Riviera. Portia set me up with a neighbor of hers who has a Reiki Center in RB, so I have been going there for over a month now. It's a great treatment, and I always feel refreshed after I go.

Ruthie and I spent V Day together and celebrated by going to the movies and seeing Matthew McConaughey in Fool's Gold. He had his shirt off for the majority of the movie. It was great. In case you didn't see it, here's a picture of the genetically gifted Matthew at the beach.



I'm listening to Pat Benatar's " Love is a Battlefield." A big thanks to American Idol for re-acquainting me with this song. This reminds me of three things. The first is when Lana was driving in Santa Barbara singing Pat Benatar and not paying attention to the road. Hilarious! Can't listen to Pat without thinking about that. The second is a line in this song "We are strong. No one can tell us we're wrong" reminds me of my stubborn and young nieces Mia and Bella. Thirdly I'm reminded of the inevitable battles of a couple when confronted with the issues of "Life Married" as Noureddin calls it.

Look at Matthew again before you sign off. (As if you need permission)