I love REM. Sounds simple enough. But it's more than that. Obsession always is ( Read more... )

For months now, he was sad, he was angry, he was confused ( Read more... )

Been a long time. I am desperate for things to grab onto me the way they used to do. I am also old enough to know that I have to make that happen. Anger is a guiding force in my life, way, way more than I think it ought to be. There comes a point where the words we write down and the words we say and the words we read and the words we hear cease to ( Read more... )

WEGOTAPLACEWEGOTAPLACEIT'SOUROWNPLACE, HOORAY!Probably we did, anyway. We'll know for sure tomorrow, but 2 bedrooms, one bath in downtown NC with a BEAUTIFUL backyard gardenspace, room for both of us to work comfortably, within walking distance of everything(grocery store, coffee shop, etc)
Hooray(ish!)!

Yesterday was one of those "And then all of a sudden, everything changed" kinda days. I made some really important decisions/realizations about myself and what that meant, and began to do some long-range planning based on those things. Our living situation may very soon vastly shift and improve. This is exciting and I am now in the "Bouncing on my ( Read more... )

Everything just might be fucking awesome pretty soon.

I have not one, but two jobs in my chosen field, one of which might actually turn into something lucrative ( Read more... )

Since I so rarely have things like this to post, let me just say that after months of handwringing, uncertainty and long nights at the sewing machine(for her) and the 800000 page novel she's asked me to read aloud to her while she sews(for me), today was one of the best days I have had, honestly, in a long time. Vanessa applied for and got into(one ( Read more... )

It helps to keep shit in perspective. There are always reasons to be glad that you're where you are at any given moment. Here are some of mine ( Read more... )

It helps to keep shit in perspective. There are always reasons to be glad that you're where you are at any given moment. Here are some of mine ( Read more... )