I rolled over and realized I was awake. The disgruntled remnants of a dream where something was wrong with my most recent unborn grandchild, I try to brush away like unwanted crumbs. I turn on my computer. I turn on the light. I retrieve the phone from its charging cradle. On my way out of the room I catch a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror. ( Read more... )

I woke up.. from dreams that seemed a sarcastic narrative of the things I see wrong with the world. Only broken fragment of images remain as I roll over, noticing the light coming in through the window and realizing that I'm awake. I feel the gathered knotted tension between my shoulder blades and the tightness around my chest. One thought fills my ( Read more... )

The clock on the kitchen stove read 7:02. I filled the coffee cup left over from last night with cold coffee from the pot, also left over from last night. I put it in the microwave for exactly 1 minute and 15 seconds. I went to the bathroom then came back, got my coffee from the mic, added creamer and sweetener, then retrieved the wireless phone ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning, just before 6:30am, from a dream of someone holding a medical chart and saying "I see you have 6 weeks to live."

Morbid much?

Lately my eyes haven't been the same.
I can't see much of anything close up without my glasses. Its all a blur.

I've decided to join my family in the mountains of North Carolina. I've longed for the mountains for so long, I'm glad my life finally allowed me to come here. I am surrounded by the beauty of nature. I hope to get into good enough condition to hike up to the top of the mountain some day. I have tried once so far but didn't make it very far up ( Read more... )

Moving out of my apartment and into my RV. My youngest has left home to join the traveling carnival.
Last terms grades: Two A's and one F. I may be retaking javascripting.

"You can (and should) shut out pressures from the outside world right now. Too many people are demanding too many unreasonable things of you. So today, just curl up and enjoy being by yourself for a while. Lower the volume on your life, and some helpful introspection is bound to come your way. You are feeling more introverted than usual, which is a ( Read more... )

I pulled two B's and a D out of Summer Semester. Feels good to pass them all.

I'm beginning my senior year now. It won't be much longer now until I will have my degree.

Today's date is interesting.

I didn't do as well this past term. I only passed one class (Spreadsheets), although I did get an A in it. The other two I will have to retake ( Read more... )