Alive and thinking

I apologize for taking so long to post something. I have kept thinking I would wait until some significant event was over and then include it in my report, but those keep forming.

I am doing well, sailing through seas that vary in roughness. I had a CT scan a week and a half ago that showed a lot of disease in my lungs, especially my left, but alsoa little aeration in the upper lobe that had not appeared before, which is encouraging. My prinicipal challenge is fatigue, which I'm trying to overcome with diet and mild exercise. My skin has responded to the chemo very badly, with a grotesque rash that bleeds, and extremely dry sensitive skin all over my body. Tomorrow we'll try to figure out what to do about that.

I continue writing, thinking, and driving. I just visited southern California and saw Paul, met some interesting people, as well as two friends I had not seen for twenty years. I also visited the Olive Tree. http://movingarts.us/poetry-olive.html

I keep engaging (annoying) people by getting them to play "Wordwright", in which one person generates 15 to 20 random words and the other has to write something coherent from it. It's a fantasitc creative exercise. I think we'll blog it.

I am supported by friends who visit me and help me in various ways. When I go for a period of days without seeing friends, I don't do so well physically and mentally. So please don't hesitate to call and we'll have some pastry and play with words.

I'm going to adjust my living arrangements so I can continue work on my large canvas. I'm excited about drawing and have returned to drawing the figure, which is I where I began in art.

I start teaching Wednesday. I can't wait.