All 7 and we'll watch them fall....

...or in my case it's more like 7 hundred K as I'm referring to my hair. It's the time for the starting to fall out process. I have this visual, (all of you who remember the 80's raise your hand) of this comic strip, "Bloom County" and there was this sequence where "Bill the Cat" took this hair growth tonic - he sneezed and was totally bald. I've been having that thought, but, really it's more like I'm a cat or a husky losing the winter coat. With all the hair I have, this process could take forever. Oh wait, they're pumping more drugs into me next week, so that might speed it up. No matter, this will no doubt be a good training for the sequence of my life where I want to be a spy. Or a pirate queen.

Besides, in my vast life experiences, I've learned the following:

1.Bruises fade
(even when your father thinks it's funny to poke them and go "What's that?)

2. Cuts indeed heal, and even leave interesting scars to talk about.
(I have a great one left over from a 3AM mud football game in college!)

3. Broken hearts do indeed mend, although it takes a long time.
(and also leaves somewhat interesting scars.)

4. Bad dye-jobs do grow out.
(and any fabric damaged in the process can be replaced)

5. GPA's can be recovered in spite of two semesters of bad judgement.
(All of you brand new college freshmen, keep that in mind!!)

6. Broken limbs heal, and provide you then with a fun weather barometer.
(My ankle from my ski accident always throbs a bit when it's going to rain or snow!)

7. Hair will, no doubt, GROW BACK!!!
(and while you're waiting for that, you can pretend you're on "Alias.")


Today's adventure: going to the radiologist. This was just a first time consult. However,instead of the guy my oncologist set me up with, they had me down for a Dr. Green. In my gentle and please-let-me-be-your-doormat kind of way (riiiiiiight), I made it clear that, that was just not going to happen. So, now, it's all good and rescheduled and I get to keep Dr. Bertoli, who came in to talk for a minute. I have had several inputs on his capability and character, so I was most keen (when was the last time you got to use that word) to keep him. And my first impressions were on the mark with all that I have heard. He's already been calling around concerning case, which is (big word) PHARYNGEAL, and has experience with this specific type of cancer - yay! So, no big hospital tales, except to say that UT is soon opening up a starbucks!! Great for me! and good for all of you who plan on coming to "hang out" during tiki-room time!!

BUT, the word Bertoli, besides making me REALLY want to go to Italy, makes me think of the word Fibanacci. So, today's math lesson:

Fibonacci is perhaps best known for a simple series of numbers, introduced in Liber abaci and later named the Fibonacci numbers in his honour. The series begins with 0 and 1. After that, use the simple rule:

Add the last two numbers to get the next.

1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987,...

You might ask where this came from? In Fibonacci's day, mathematical competitions and challenges were common. In 1225 Fibonacci took part in a tournament at Pisa ordered by the emperor himself, Frederick II.

Rumour has it, and I like to think there's truth to it, is that it was actually Fibanacci's WIFE who came up with the concept, but it being 1225 and all, she probably wasn't going to get much credit. The sequence is fascinating, espcecially when you look at how it lines up with God's creative plans in nature. The spiral patterns, on a sunflower or on a seashell, line up with the sequence. It has been suggested to me that there were less than noble reasons the Fibanacci'e were so interested in such things. Sounds like fun for you all to do some reasearch.


Alright, enough nerd-dom.

WB's graduation was last night and I'm so glad that I got to go. Of course the number of ballcaps and airhorns was staggering, but I still have to get used to the idea that the bloody concession stand is open! I just CANNOT fathom someone munching down on a hot dog or nachos during a COMMENCEMENT! Yet, considering I have many incredible students, that I'm close with, who did graduate last night, it was lovely to get to be with them a bit for that milestone.

Also in the middle of habitat-hunting, will be providing updates for all you bored dears who read past the Fibanacci part.