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After about a gallon of tears, some practical bill paying, card sending,  reading, some meditation, yoga and a chat with mom, both in my heart and in reality, the day passed and the angst dissipated somewhat.

I finished reading 'The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao' by Junot Diaz. Believe the hype if you haven't read it yet. It's an amazing read written very energetically and paints vivid pictures of the Dominican Republic and all it's cruelty, mysticism and beauty.  Some of the violence was a bit much for me. When you've been beaten, to read about a character getting the same, isn't just imagination. But at the same time, I understand states of mind during and after and he writes about it all, the whole unique poignant bittersweet story beautifully.  Diaz is a phenomenol writer. Have any of you read it?

I just started "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood. When I read the first page, I realized I've read it before, probably 10 years ago and I remember being disturbed but I can't remember the details. I thought about returning it, not read, but literally after one page, the writing just drew me in and I'm going for it again. It will be different. I'm now the same age as Elaine. So I'm looking forward to the story, the brilliant writing and my reactions to the story now.