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Things You Do When You Have Anxiety...And Also A Dog
While driving home from work after picking up the dog, remember that you need to go to the store. It is almost 8, and the store closes at 9.
Pull into the parking lot and find a spot near the front so you can check on the dog every few minutes.
Before making it into the store, decide that there are just too many people around and you can't risk ( Read more... ) -
Cooking: Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Ingredients
14 tablespoons butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
3 cups oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup dried currants
1 cup walnuts
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On writing..
When I was younger, I used to write a good bit of poetry (note: I didn't say it was good poetry)--well past the age where it was the angsty teen thing to do. But, I think it's been roughly six years since I wrote anything, based on the date of this post. Lately, though, I've been finding myself thinking about it almost obsessively--as in, I caught ( Read more... ) -
Feels like I'm going to die.
I want nothing more in life right now than to sleep through the night without being woken up by my own body contorting in fits. I appreciate that my body is trying to keep whatever plague has infected my (previously) throat and (now) upper respiratory area from getting into my lungs. I really do. But I'm so very tired. And, I'm pretty sure if I ( Read more... ) -
/sigh
Flight prices to DC jacked up a couple days early. So now, we might not be able to go.
/sadface
I'm pretty damned unhappy about this.
ETA: We've booked flights to BWI, which is an hour away by commuter train, but at least they were under $300. -
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I have an extra hotel reservation for Dragon*Con. When I made the reservation, I requested a King bed--don't know if you can change that later. It's @ the con rate of $175+tax/night for 9/2-9/5 (checkout on 9/6). If nobody needs it, I'll be cancelling the reservation soon..most likely on Monday.
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Oof.
While doing some Spring cleaning, I came across a bunch of old journal entries (like high school old) I thought I'd ripped out of the notebook and tossed out. As it turns out, I'd ripped them out of the notebook and stuffed them in a box ( Read more... )
