i've got the money (lol), but the problem is i am flying in the *opposite* direction to see family on a tight schedule, as my girl only has three days off over the holidays

all planned out well before this. anyway, talking to him on the phone, i think he is about to hit the hospital. it's just wait and see, but he does not sound good. hallucinations and shit. he is not down with the the aa stuff, because he is a full on atheist (much like myself). i don't know much about the aa thing, just reading about it now.