Very quick update:

A lot has happened. Let's see: my computer stopped working for several days, in that time I sent off the work visa application, and a tragedy occurred in my family. My uncle in NY was found in a coma. He'd od'd and had been lying there for around 24 hours before he was found. Last I've heard, all his organs are pulling through, but there is "global damage" in his brain, but then in the last couple days, he's opened his eyes and wiggled his toes and even talked a bit. So last Tues. night, I came home from work to find everyone acting very quiet and strange. They told me what's going on. I feel sorry for Uncle T. that he was so miserable he felt like this was his only way out, but I never really got to know him or anything, so what affects me more is how hard this is hitting my family. He was Grandma's favorite son, and everyone loved him a whole lot. The next morning, most of the family flew out to NY, and they've been there ever since. I've been completely on my own since then, and it really feels strange and empty here, like I don't see anyone at all besides work, and there isn't anyone I could call and talk to because everyone's in New York and the house phone doesn't do long distance. It's been ok though, Saturday I finally fixed the computer, and Sunday I even filmed Jasmine on the camcorder and baked these spiced orange biscuits.