today

today i realized my dad's dementia had gotten worse.
today jennifer hudson learned that her mother and brother had been murdered and that her 7-year-old nephew was missing.
today i consoled my dear friend whose older brother was found dead on sunday at his home in new jersey.
today i apologized to the same friend for not getting her gift basket off in time because apparently you can't ship wine to maryland.
today i told my hampton classmates that i probably wouldn't be making it to homecoming despite my best efforts.
today i stayed in bed hoping to shake this cold or whatever it is.
today i spoke to a friend who was administering pain meds to her husband with inoperable cancer.
today i wrote two meaningless stories on the stars of "zack and miri make a porno."
today i woke up with a sinus headache at 4:50 a.m.
today i told a total stranger i would critique their clips because i'm a maynard baby and we must always pay it forward.
today i had vegetarian orange chicken and vegetarian tom yum soup delivered from bulan thai.
today i spilled chocolate syrup on my "sex and the city" nightshirt and never bothered to change it.
today a family member got on my last nerve.
today i listened intently while a dear friend shared the milder details of a recent sexual encounter.
today the man whose radio show i did yesterday called to thank me for coming on.
today i was challenged, but less stressed than i had been all week.
today i realized yet again that one should never put their faith in man because man will disappoint you each and every time.
and today i feel blessed that i can now lay myself down to sleep, thanking god for today and tomorrow--for the good times and bad.