I wore the pants with the elastic waistband for a reason today.  I think I'm full to the brim.  Happy Thanksgiving my friends.  I am thankful for you all.  Oh, and we put up the first tree today.  Old fashioned red and gold with ribbons.  Very pretty.

Look, look where I am now!!

Stages of Recovery

Stage 1: Initial Shock
Shock following an assault can take on many forms. You may experience emotional as well as physical shock, which in turn could be expressed as very controlled and/or withdrawn, or, highly expressive, including crying, screaming or shaking. You may or may not feel comfortable ( Read more... )

This will be my first time voting. Aaaand I have to drive an hour both ways to do it. Ah well. I'll take the opportunity to pick up a few things, and stop by the beach. I need to see it once more before it snows.

Forgive me. I'm emotional. It's not anything anyone did. Oh, wait. Yes it is. But that's the past, and now is now. If I lash ( Read more... )

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Inland North

You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."
The Midland

The Northeast

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Chilli Peppers with the Mars Volta! TONIGHT, at the Van Andel! I'm SO EXCITED!!!

Last few days have been positively FILLED with festivities. Friday night there was a party/costume contest at Rumors. I dressed scantily, yet nothing tooooo over the top. I was the season of autumn. As for the contest I was almost voted sexiest in the upstairs contest, and I was in the top ten for best costume in the whole club. And I sort of ( Read more... )

Jason forgave me today, for leaving him. I'm glad. It's time for s both to move on and be happy. There's no point to being bitter and angry. Everything is ok. Everything is ok. Everything is ok.

And I'm almost done crying.

Job #1 is much like a sorority slumber party so far ( Read more... )

Everything's ok. I love you. Yes, you who is reading this. I love you.

Oh, and today was the first day at Michael's. I seem to have a knack for it. I feel a little sore, but happy.

It's ok to feel how I do when I feel it. Isn't that nice?

Ok, I'm going to go call Marlon now. *grin*

I'm a big ball of mixed emotion. I've been crying a lot over the last few weeks. It still feels rough and bad. But I know what I have to do for both of us to be happier in the long run. This is a positive step. This is moving on. Tomorrow morning I will be at the Muskegon County courthouse, standing before a judge for the final step of my ( Read more... )