The service coordinator from our apartment building looked at me, impressed as I sat back down in my wheelchair and put on my braces and shoes, still laughing with exhilarartion.

"I don't know," I told her, "but I mean to keep doing and trying things until I find out!"

We went to Waterman's Farm today, and I'd just slid down a 20' tall foam and ( Read more... )

Have been a busy elf here. Lots of having coffee with the oldsters around here. Good people, even if I often have a different opinion which has caused me to bite my tongue quite often. But for the most part, it's all good times.

I went out this week and got the ingredients for Robert's cake. He'll be 27 on Tuesday. I'm making this recipe but with ( Read more... )

Today was a good day. And I want to make note of it before I start on laundry and such this evening ( Read more... )

Sometimes it's tempting to just hide out here in my apartment, and I often do, but then at the end of the day I realize that I'm a person who needs people. It's one of the reasons that I adore going to church and church function. No way I'll leave there without human interaction and hugs as a nice side benefit to whatever the occasion is ( Read more... )

A week ago, when I headed to GenCon, I had no idea what surprises were in store for me, though I knew it would be different. First year going to GenCon alone. Well, I'm not counting 2008, where my GenCon was abruptly ended when I ended up breaking my leg in spectacular fashion the first day. So this is the first full GenCon that I did solo. It's ( Read more... )

So, here I am; awake at 1:30 PM. Honestly, I was sleepy enough for bed by 9:00. But, periodically I still get hit by the alonelies. No, not the lonelies. I am not lonely in the least. I'm not sad or even feeling sorry for myself. But, some days; more appropriately, some nights; the aloneness, and not having a significant other to snuggle up to, ( Read more... )

My friends fossilapostle of The Escapist and his beloved amazonblonde have lost their home in a house fire last night. They and their daughters are unharmed physically. They have a missing cat, though. And it would appear that it's a total loss. Even his beloved Strat is burned.

Recently Bill's been working on a children's book, Polly. I do not know if any of his work on ( Read more... )

So the all important meeting that we had to go to was about a couple of people had been burgled because (a) someone let the stranger in the building and (b) the victims didn't have their apartment doors locked. So they had a police officer out to tell us these things, as well as to call 911 if we see anything suspicious ( Read more... )

I've lost more weight. I'm down to 148.2 this morning. I put on my Happy Pants, which are soft cargo pants with draw strings at the bottom, and they actually fit, pardon the pun, happily. If I can keep eating healthy greens and stuff, I see myself getting down to a healthy weight again ( Read more... )

Saw that Miss Sophie was about out of cat food, so I decided an excursion was in order. I took the #16 bus line all the way to the end where there's a Walmart. It's a newer Wally than I usually go to, so the aisles are wider and the demographic is more suburbia and less People of Walmart. I've been there before, but never on my own ( Read more... )