Lost Angeles

If youre from the bay, you develop this absolute disgust of anything coming out of Los Angeles. Its strange sometimes to even remeber that were in the same state.I'm not a fan myself...too plastic, too fake, too big. The energy here is so off to me...cant quite connect with it. It makes me miss the bay even more...but im glad im here,

In my boston middle school, I took home economics. THough i thought the class was outdated as i was taking it, i wish i had paid better attention. In our home ec course, we learned how to cook easy meals, set tables, write proper etiquette cards. use a sewing machine...all this stuff is coming back in handy. I was not informed before my arrival here that i was going to be a nurse. That i would cook 3 square diabetic friendly meals, insulin shots, take blood pressure, bathe her and dish out roughly 10 different pills a day. Neither was i expecting to play secretary for the 15-20 people who call here everyday, giving updates on my grandmothers condition... Though its tiring, I'm glad im here.

So its just me and my grandmother, my grandfather is out running errands and who knows where my mother is...prolly out painting the town red...literally.

Through it all, i realize the many people who care. Old ladies in the neighborhood come by in their walkers and sit on the couch. They ask me about school, in the same way they asked me when i was in kindergarten. "You like school, what grade are you in?". "Boy you look so much like youre mother" "How do u like those morehouse guys?"... I like listening to their conversations about getting old and things not working right...comparing medications and tips for drawing blood for a diabetic reading or whats a good substitute for the foods she can no longer eat. Theres that old wisdom, the kind that only old people really have. Shameless advice, blunt and straight forward. Its a tough situation but the laughter keeps me going.

I'm missing people, my phone doesnt get good reception here so i can barely talk to people. But its okay- i still have my grandmother to keep me company. And im blessed.

well im off to think of another saltless, low fat, unprocessed meal that encompasses 4 food groups that has some taste to it...if you have any suggestions/recipes-let me know. I'm all ears...

-alii