I'm Still Standin'...

...yeah, yeah, yeah!

There will be much blogging from the confines of Professor Marian's course this week on various topics, including but not limited to the recent election (keep your pants on, vesna!), turning the law school into a den of iniquity, updates on course registration for next semester-- now with more drama in Swedish!, Professor Feedback and his daughter, gay marriage and my mother's "concern about my views on religion and life", immigration to other countries and how my linguaphobe dork of a boyfriend is limiting my options, the impending doom that is the final exam period, and anything else that pops into my noggin. I've had almost a week to stew and dinner is almost ready to be served.

On a more serious note, Finbar's dad was taken to the hospital in FL with Congestive Heart Failure. He was down there to make repairs and renovations to the house they just bought and was therefore alone. I'm still a little fuzzy on the details, but the neighbors got him to the hospital and he's been stabilized and is feeling a lot better (especially the ease of his breathing). Finbar's mom had a flight booked to FL on this coming Wednesday and right now the doctors are telling her that she doesn't need to change that, that she can wait and come down Wednesday. I guess that's a good sign, in a way. They're going to keep his dad in the hospital for at least the next week to run tests and he may need a bypass. We're basically in a holding pattern, waiting to see what the tests reveal. He hasn't been taking care of himself the way that he should and has steadfastly ignored all pleas to eat better and get more exercise. Hopefully this will be the kick in the pants he needs to finally start. Please keep him in your prayers, or for those of you who are not religiously inclined, please send good vibes his way.