if there's anything better than NIN's The Fragile, rightthissecond, i don't know what it is.

the project that had me so worried on Friday has been an sweetheart of a project, not giving me any trouble where creative control and replication are concerned (read: 48 banner ads in two days? ow.)

my aunt has no brain activity. the EEG they gave her yesterday came back as a flat line. there was some activity when she was strobed with lights, but the areas of the brain that cause that are reflexive, not voluntary. most of all, if she's at rest and her brain is inactive, she isn't in there. the official word is that she had a fatal arrythmia and stopped breathing. and, because 20 minutes elapsed before she took another breath, her brain didn't get enough oxygen.

the most troubling thing is that she did not have a living will. and, given that her family wants her to recover so badly, this could drag on for ages. i'm hoping that it does not. i just couldn't stand that. she's not there. she's moved on. what's more, i know she wouldn't be able to tolerate her helplessness.

note to self: make out a living will.

my portfolio didn't get any work this weekend like i had planned. maybe this week. three more days to Friday. i can hardly stand it.