Today a gal I work with said something to me that no one has ever said before. I wore a dress to work, which is nigh unheard of for me. Still, I bought the dress to present to politicians in, so figured it would work for execs. (It did, by the way. I didn't get NEAR the interruptions and debate of the guy before me.) Outside the meeting room, one ( Read more... )

Something about spending time with Pony and Stacia calms my spirit and lifts me up. We had music almost every day - I sang every day. I wrote every day. I soaked up peace and love and fellowship, and it feels cleansing. I loved having people (and Rufus) in and out and around me as I was working. The cube farm is lonely. I realize that now, and ( Read more... )

I have a friend that blogs about people's relationships with stuff. I've been both into acquisitions and downsizing, but this move was different ( Read more... )

Small things matter. I was looped into a list of hockey gals that were all in Green last season, with my ex-team lead asking if we wanted to do classes. Commitment-oriented (pay for 12 weeks in advance), drop-in, stick and shoots, skills classes, anything. Now, this may seem rather small and unimportant. But if you'd asked me for a list of who I ( Read more... )

I've been mocked for having unrealistic fantasies over the years. Even as I mock myself, I still entertain them - because my fantasies are better than other peoples. Sure, that's a value judgement. Let me share what I mean ( Read more... )

This is me reminding myself that the Great Pumpkin and Khalil Gibran are very similar. Talk is cheap - I will walk my paths fearlessly ( Read more... )

Threnody. For the second time in my life I'm just going to let her words say what I wish I could. I feel like a golem, made of clay, with but one word written and folded into my mouth - a word I cannot say.

Lilacs blossom just as sweet ( Read more... )

Dear Great Pumpkin ( Read more... )

I had the loveliest night out at a party in the con suite of friends. I tended bar, doled out psychiatric advice, and told stories. Yes yes, and drank a lot ( Read more... )

Can you hear me, sailor ( Read more... )