I've just spent my lunch break reading through my friends page, and others' f-pages. There are some grim reports coming out of New Orleans -- grim in a different way than before

inishglora, thank you for continuing to post links and transcripts, disturbing as the news may be ( Read more... )

A little while ago, inishglora reported that the word "epiphany" had been popping up in his life with unusual frequency.

Well, I am now being oddly haunted by a quotation:

Be the change you want to see in the world.I have seen or heard this at least five times in the last week. It was said to me by the organizer of WGGAN when we met to discuss my ( Read more... )

I reached my limit on Saturday night. Today, I went to my local Whole Foods and made the donation, which Whole Foods said they would match dollar for dollar ( Read more... )

I don't have cable. Since Katrina hit, I've watched many of the video reports online after getting home from work. I just watched a CBS tape of an interview with Bill Clinton and George Bush Sr. They are somehow heading up the fundraising for the relief effort ( Read more... )

Place, the Perma-Job™. Time, 10:00 this morning ( Read more... )

Ugh. I think I've been doing too much. I feel tired and overextended and burned out. Domestic tasks are sadly neglected. Ugh ( Read more... )

A meme seems worth the trouble.

( Am I a nerd, a geek, or a dork? )

I am going to quote one of my favorite passages from one of my favorite books by one of my favorite writers. The writer is John Crowley. The book is Little, Big. The passage describes the first meeting between Smoky and Daily Alice ( Read more... )

I. I am sad, and embarrassed, because I have no friends to hang out with in San Francisco, and I have been here almost a year.

A. I need to remind myself of the reasons why this may be so.

1.  I am 42, shy, quirky, and picky, so it always takes me a long time to make friends.
2.  I didn't expect to make any good friends for at least a year.
3.  I ( Read more... )

Work troubles are being addressed. I had a brief affair, he moved away, and I don't miss him. My mother spent four days with me; we laughed, discussed my life and hers. In short, we kibbitzed -- and it was fun ( Read more... )