Sometimes I can't believe this is my life.  I know that I did all of the things leading up to getting me here.  I did them and no one else did.  The whole moving process felt like I drew the plans for a roller coaster, and then hopped on for a ride.  Even if you design the drop, you still scream on the way down.  In control and out of control is ( Read more... )

I liked the world better before there was death and cancer.

And before my student loan deferment expired.

We didn’t go to this war.
We didn’t have to hide to have sex.
Our good fortune allowed us to feel a sadness that our parents didn’t have time for
and a happiness I never saw with them.

I walked alone down High Street yesterday ( Read more... )

Gram died and I turned 27 ( Read more... )

I have for a long time found fault with people who believe the entire world was created just for them.  Most of the time these people are religious, mostly christian, mostly men.  This is because the bible describes the world, with all its bits and pieces, as such.  God created all of this earth stuff and put man here to reap the benefits.  Then ( Read more... )

Today I traced my lineage back to 1576 in Wiltshire, England...while watching Troll 2 for the first time.

Today was awesome.

*9/23

Ralph Waldo Emerson is my 4th cousin 6 times removed!

Princess Diana is my 11th cousin.  Prince William is my 11th cousin once removed.  I'm glad we didn't get married like my mom always wanted.

Woke up this morning to the incessant chatter of a flock of tennis moms ( Read more... )

how sophie the lonely lhasa apso sniffs the grass when she walks outside.  we don't meet a lot of other dogs in our travels, but she can smell them.  she communicates with them.  she's a long way from her pack, but she hunts out scents of fellow mutts to prove she's not alone.  she lets them know they're not alone either.  she lets them know that ( Read more... )

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