and I would tell my boys- Follow your heart when it comes to your hobbies, but not your life. My heart led me and I lost my ability to choose the directions my life would take. Stay the course, tow the line. Let your freedoms run in your free time only- or you will end up like me. Optionless and desperate

 My Andrew has Asperger's Syndrome. I do not tolerate inappropriate behavior in him. At his school, I see all kinds of future Columbiners getting away with hitting, spitting, throwing who are undisciplined with the "they're special, they don't know any better" defense. Given the connection of autism spectrum disorders with schizophrenia, I am all ( Read more... )

After my four years in fashion history, I know that I am a historian at my core. I am less about facts and dates and  more about the everyday life- how people ate, dressed, amused themselves, and who they were at their core ( Read more... )

Here is where I vent, so it is not as true here what is true elsewhere ( Read more... )

As I have been going on for quite some time now, I am looking for  a job. The fact that I do not have a degree beyond an AA in Studio Art nor have I gotten a W-2 in many years has me declined before I can open my mouth. I need some advice on how to put my skills and strengths into the most helpful terms in this situation. I need esp my oldest ( Read more... )

It is ok to really good at something and not enjoy it ( Read more... )

It's My Job- Jimmy Buffett ( Read more... )

A moment of pride and arrogance here:
"I saw your work. The detail is amazing- really nice stuff. This means you can make your own curtains, right?"

That's like saying to Georgia O'Keefe "I bet you could do a nice job painting your toenails."

People say the most irrelevant things.....

Sword Brothers
We were strangers come together,
Pursuing each our private aims.
Distrustful of each other
Till our mettle had been tried;
Till we'd fought and bled and sacrificed,
Gave our all and paid the price
To forge in us a unity of pride.

The family we choose
Is thicker than any blood.
You are my ( Read more... )

misses all my best friends terribly