MartYr

Long live the Queen

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:48:51 GMT

Arrived at Heathrow safely... the hour long turbulence over the northeast didn't help, though. Went into Kingston yesterday, bought a T-Mobile phone for use here and while we're in Spain.

Damn this UK keyboard.

Today we went to the Natural History Museum, always fun.

Monday and Tuesday I work from the Google London offices... woo! Right outside Victoria Station, so it should be a breeze to get in and out of work. I love public transportation.

Wednesday we head up to Manchester are to visit family. Then sometime next week we head to Paris and then Madrid.

Virginia Burley Photos

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:51:46 GMT

Since my mom has passed away, we're digging through and scanning all of the old photos. I thought I'd put some nifty highlights out of the old photos here.

The full list of scans can be found here.

I just threw on the recent one, but there are plenty of in-between shots at the link above.

Christening, 1948.
With her Father.

Father Daughter dance

Vietnam War, living in Bangkok, Thailand.
This hipster haircut could work today!
2007, visiting the Terra Cotta Warriors in China.

Virginia Particia Burley, 1948 - 2007

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:56:08 GMT

From Clare's email that went out this morning:

Hi everyone, sorry for the mass email for such sad news, but I wanted to let you all know that after her long, hard twelve-year battle with cancer, Josh's mother passed away last night. We've appreciated all of your support and kind words, thoughts and gestures over the years, and so did Ginny.

MacBookPro

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:00:58 GMT

Know what's cool? MacBook Pros. Even better when your work supplies you with it. Thanks, Google!

(yeah yeah, I know that most of you already know that MBP's are the awesome. Sue me.)

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:22:16 GMT

Happy Birthday, verona!

Boom. Bee Bada Boom.

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:16:28 GMT

Mmmmmmm.... The Fifth Element is playing at a local movie theater on the 26th.

Chee-kon.

GOTHICK 4 LIFE, BITCH!

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 05:07:11 GMT

http://www.epsilonminus.com/darquedungeon/

Serenity!

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:42:01 GMT

Just saw Serenity. It was great!

River looks like safetybitch

That is all.

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:08:15 GMT

Even though I rarely get to see or speak to her these days...

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, gothbitch

*MWAH*!

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 04:29:58 GMT

You cannot look away from the cuteness!

Liam, I am your father.

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 05:47:52 GMT

Only 14 hours of pregnancy with TWO non-working epidurals and a C-section. Not bad for a full day's work...

Full details at http://www.uberhaus.net/

Holy crap that's cool

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:36:12 GMT

80's acapella

http://www.kuci.org/~jburley/acapella.mov.qt

Car accident... and SEX!

Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:10:11 GMT

No, not that kind. Sheesh.

Short version: Car accident on the freeway, got to find out the sex of our little bugger.

Details: http://www.uberhaus.net/

Why didn't I think of this sooner!?!

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:06:13 GMT

What's the fastest way to tell everyone at once?

Fri, 05 Nov 2004 01:10:13 GMT

Why, LiveJournal, of course!

So, all of you... if you haven't already heard... Clare and I are having a baby! A wee one. Bun in the oven. Knocked up. Today was our first ultrasound.... more info, and ultrasound pics, at: http://www.uberhaus.net/

It's still very early on... only 8 weeks along. But we're very excited. :D

Dead. On. Feet.

Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:17:24 GMT

Siouxsie last night, commute to Pasadena at 6am. Must have more sleep!

too many gmail invites

Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:05:48 GMT

If anyone, anyone wants a gmail invite, have them email me: jburley at gmail.

I currently have about 70 invites to give out.

Back from Burning Man

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 16:15:24 GMT

Back from Burning Man, here's a good photo of our group, with the Man in the background (the night of the burn, you can tell because his arms are raised):

(From Left to Right.... Marty, Myself, Michelle, and Ryan)

The rest of the photos are at: http://www.uberhaus.net/gallery/bm2004 .

Health updates

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 18:11:19 GMT

Ok, sorry I haven't updated this in awhile...

Surgery went well, and quickly, for my mom. They removed the old implant from her breast (it wasn't strictly cosmetic, it was placed after her initial masectomy). A followup visit with the surgeon had him telling us he didn't think it was a tumor, and was just a nasty infection. A later visit confirmed that, yes, it was just an infection. However, because of where it's at the wound is having trouble healing. And, she's off her chemo for awhile while waiting for it to try and heal.

The PET scan results also came in (or rather, I finally called the office to find out what the results were), and didn't show anything out of the ordinary or unexpected. Phew!

My aunt is still in town trying to help me out... my mom's depression over all this is probably the worst I've ever seen it. Won't get out of bed, won't eat. Won't change or clean her dressing (so how's it gonna heal!). Argues with her sister when she tries to get her to eat or out of bed. Didn't want to call the doctor's to find out PET results (which I can understand, but not if you're not moving on with your life until you hear the results... if you are living a full life, sure, don't tell me the bad news).

Ah well, anyways, that's the latest! Thanks for everyone's good vibes, they did the trick! Now just vibe her outta bed and eating!

cancer update

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 18:12:02 GMT

The surgeon didn't bother with a biopsy, and said it's definitely a tumor, and needs to come out as soon as possible. My mom told him of her Oncologist's worry that it wouldn't heal, he said they'd do a staple or something else, it didn't matter, it had to come out. So, they'll be removing the breast that it's on entirely (I believe it's the same one that was "removed" originally, 8 or 9 years ago now, but must still have some tissue there, even tho it was a "radical masectomy").

So, surgery is set for Friday. All that said, the surgeon said it's be out-patient surgery (??!!), and she'd probably be home the same day. Crazy.

PET scan is tomorrow, to see if any tumors are cruising around in other organs other than her (let's take a tally now): lungs, brain, breast. So far we've cut out the brain tumor, cutting out the rest of the breast Friday, and the lungs is being treated with chemo so far.

and for my last post of the day....

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:20:38 GMT

Turns out my mom probably has another breast tumor. She had something that looked like an infection so she saw her Oncologist. He gave her antibiotics, but said it's probably a breast tumor. Also, because it's in the area that has been treated before, new radiation won't help. Also, removing the tumor isn't an option, as the area will not heal because of the previous radiation treatments. So, we're just hoping it IS an infection. :/ Strange when your faith in Western medical science hits the wall of knowledge (or lack thereof).

Kitchen completed

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:08:37 GMT

Now that I got your attention with that last post.... Kitchen is pretty much done. Pictures posted to www.uberhaus.net.

stolen from qdot

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:07:51 GMT

Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:49:58 GMT

Stolen from mesmerize77

more Google Mail

Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:29:36 GMT

Anyone else want a Gmail invite? I seem to get about 5 invites to spend every day.

If you do, email me at jburley at gmail

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