An hour into a spin class last night, somewhere between the Ke$ha remix and Journey, my instructor said something that she must have said hundreds of times before: "find your breathless."

I know she means just that you're to set a pace for yourself that's difficult to hold but that isn't damagingly painful, a pace that works for you and your ( Read more... )

This well and good made me cry at work:

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From Endangered Species

Imagine getting up in the morning and seeing that you’ve got a spot […] and you don’t think that the world has come to an end. You just dab a bit of something on it and walk out into the world because you’re so happy with yourself and your space that you can just take that space ( Read more... )

It’s old news by now that stutterers* and stuttering advocacy groups worldwide have hailed The King’s Speech as the best thing to happen for the stuttering community since the discontinuation of tongue-mutilation therapy (frenulotomy). Believe me, as a member of this community, and as someone who does try to do a fair amount of stuttering advocacy ( Read more... )

I love San Francisco, a lot. In general, I think, I just like huge cities, in which you can be anonymous in plain sight. It's so very freeing! The fact that it's gorgeous, diverse and easy to navigate doesn't hurt, either.

( and there are happy pictures... just because I feel like posting random shtuff )

So, our cat has found his new favorite thing: doing a dang fine Philippe Petit impression, a good 12' above the ground.

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I am a great pet parent (to use Petsmart's adorably anthropomorphic term). If you can't stop it, video it, right?

But how DO I kitty-proof that railing? He's going to give me a heart-attack... or just kill himself.

I RARELY talk about political things on this thing. But this is one of those exceptions ( Read more... )

( 2010 Year End Survey... Now With Illustrations! )

I've had this whole week off. No responsibilities, no plans, no requirements, no WORK! I haven't had more than a weekend off, without responsibilities (and on my own, at least from the hours of 8-5!), since high school.

I have time to just be. I took a day trip to see my best friend yesterday, just because I could. Admittedly, I haven't actually ( Read more... )

‎"Give up on yourself. Begin taking action now, while being neurotic or imperfect, or a procrastinator or unhealthy or lazy or any other label by which you inaccurately describe yourself. Go ahead and be the best imperfect person you can be and get started on those things you want to accomplish before you die."

-- Shoma Morita, MD

Discovery of the day: red pomegranate tea + soymilk = tea the color of concrete!

This is rather disconcerting.


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