Kia Ora--

OK, I know I've been saying this quite a bit lately, but truly this has been one of the most bizarre times in my entire life.

First off, it starts with V's mom Lu having to have emergency open heart surgery for a by-pass. Completely unexpected, and she's a really healthy person. She's constantly exercising and eating healthy so it was really not something you'd have ever thought would have happened. She's doing as best as could be expected for now, but still needs prayers and good thoughts.

Midnight Bowlers League AND Ladies Of Death Row Swimsuit Calendar have both been very active as of late. MBL is getting a good reputation and a lot of offers as of late. LoDRSsC has been recording quite a bit of quality work and producing some wonderful things. Now there's talk of an embryonic third band, something akin to the fun side of MBL with rock and alternative covers and whatnot. In my mind, it's called 222. We'll see what happens.

V has been really busy, apart from her mom, as of late too. I don't see her as much as I should, but we get by. She's got Tae Kwan D'oh (already a sparring green belt), climbing, bowling league, golf when we can, and everything else.

The Boyds have returned. Kevin and Heidi are now officially back in Tampa, and Kevin is a member of the USF police force. Yes, he and I are working together once again. Though I have yet to see them, they are here safe and sound.

Now the oddest bit of news. Tasha, who I have written about in here before, is someone I've always wondered about. We lost contact after high school, and for a good deal of time since then I've been trying to at least find out some information about her. In the past few years, I've written, called, tried to get a hold of common friends, but was unsuccessful. I gave up trying to make contact not too long ago, but lo and behold a week ago I got an e-mail from her. We've been talking on the phone for the past week and tried to get together last Thursday but plans fell through. But today as I had a doctor's appointment and half a day off, we finally met up, had lunch, and spent several hours catching up and reminiscing. I can't tell you what it meant to just sit and talk. I have to say she hasn't changed much at all.

It was an afternoon I never would have imagined happening, but to be completely honest there have been a lot of things in the past five months that have passed that have kept me completely spinning. I was always good at surprising and making completely left-field compulsions, but this past few months and everything that has transpired has really got me rope-a-doped.

My life is strange, but everything is falling back into place...for some unseen, daunting reason.

But I love you all.

Keep the faith,

-N.