I've done very little physical activity since arriving in New York. It's just been so oppressively hot, I can't muster it. I also noticed some ankle tenderness on day two of Falcon Ridge, and it remains tender still. I have NO idea what caused the issue in the first place, and it's frustrating that it doesn't really appear to be getting much better ( Read more... )

Since deepseasiren asked, here are a couple pictures of me and Toby. I don't have any from Falcon Ridge yet. I rely on the other Shantytowners to take all the pictures there, and those haven't been posted yet. But here you go!
( Big Pictures )

Just dropped Toby off for his flight to Edinburgh, so now it's just me and my brother's dog Slim here in Brooklyn for a few days. I'm already feeling a little lonely (Slim isn't much of a conversationalist), but a few days of unwinding time will be good. I was just settling into a nice relaxing evening of absolutely nothing when I got a work email ( Read more... )

So many things going on. This'll be a long one.

Falcon RidgeOur flight landed in Newark at 5am on Wednesday. We hadn't slept much, and desperately needed to catch up on snoozes before the drive up to Hillsdale, so we picked up our rental car and came into Brooklyn to nap in my brother's apartment. We got up and got on the move around noon, ( Read more... )

I played in the Rip City 3-on-3 basketball tournament this week. It's the first time I've played organized ball since college intramurals. I figured I'm in pretty good shape, and I worked on shooting with a men's ball for two weeks to get ready (I was playing in a men's division), so I felt good going in. After the first game, though, I was totally ( Read more... )

Ganked from Karen -- I love these.

This week's themes: Planning, Loving, Reading, Wishing, Feeling.

Planning:

Falcon Ridge!
Family vacation
How to improve my real estate business

Loving:

Toby <3
My crazy kitten
Portland
Playing games
Hanging out with people I love.

Reading:

More Scientology memoirs

Wishing:That my work was more successful ( Read more... )

I've been processing some of the Really Bad Shit that happened in my marriage lately. Something triggered a memory of one of the most awful things that McKenzie ever did to me, and I've been having a hugely emotional reaction for the last couple of days. I think the main issue is that when I learned about it first two years ago, we were just ( Read more... )

Tell us about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be ( Read more... )

Was it just last week I was celebrating being able to have an email exchange with McKenzie without crying? It's as if he read that and took it as a challenge. We've had some of the kindest, softest exchanges of the decade we've known each other in the last couple of weeks. That fucker ( Read more... )

I gave up soda about 5 months ago. I haven't had any at all in all that time. It was kind of easier than I thought to give it up, but lately I'd been craving it HARD, and I really worried that letting myself have a little bit would send me right back to my disturbing consumption habits ( Read more... )