So, my therapist recommended that I try to get out to walk around new places, places with people. (She also recommended I initiate conversation with random strangers, but who am I, freakin' Merlin?) To that end, I went Como Zoo earlier today. (Not techically NEW to me, but I haven't been there in years.) So as for the florae and faunae ( Read more... )

Lions are typically seen as the patron animal of courage. Look at stories like Kimba the White Lion, or the Lion King. (Okay, they're the same thing, but you know what I mean.) Look at the Wizard of Oz; a lion who was cowardly was considered odd ( Read more... )

The riverfront area of St. Paul where I live... there's no people wandering around. I can walk here for hours and not see a soul. Conversely, in my old home neighborhood just across the water, unless in the middle of the night, I always see at least a few people out - couples, people walking dogs, playing with their kids, whatever. And they almost ( Read more... )

So tomorrow, I'm going to go to school and talk to who I need to about dropping at least some of my classes this semester. Because I overestimated my ability to withhold things like sleep the past few months, and I've really been sacked me hard as punishment for my arrogance. I need time to sort myself out and get my job changed, and get myself ( Read more... )

Oh, I just got it! They call themselves the "Beatles", but it's spelled BEATles, as in RHYTHMIC beat! Because they're MUSICIANS, you see! Oh, those clever scoundrels!

There's nowhere to go in this stupid city anymore...

HOLIDAYS ( Read more... )

So this morning, straight after work I took my car in to get the brakes done. That took just over an hour, so I had the car home before 9:30 am. Freaking exhausted and saddled with a blinding headache as I was, I skipped class and fell asleep at 9:30 am ( Read more... )

Session number 2 later today ( Read more... )

So, therapy...

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It'll take a while.