how the hell do you pack to live out of a suitcase for six months and in three different climates?

just read last entry. sounds dismal ( Read more... )

ah so now i really am 41 years old. i identify strongly with women of that age who have toddlers (i'm around a lot of them) as well as bitchy divorcees ( Read more... )

ok so i've been living in this 12 x 12 hospital room since friday morning. when i say living, i don't mean that metaphorically - i've been residing on the couch, showering here, had to buy pajamas at walgreens because i've been home once in the last four days ( Read more... )

going home this weekend to visit mom who isn't doing that great. have such mixed emotions about it: how can someone so ill and so close to me still make me so angry even in a situation like this? and what kind of horrible self centered overly sensitive person gets so angry at a time like this? aaargh ( Read more... )

i think i have a lot of entries entitled procrastination. i wish i knew what i was putting off though, i don't actually have any obvious tasks ahead of me. so i was thinking i might combine my need to get on the computer when i get home from work with making a to do list for the evening ( Read more... )

i should add that it wasn't the age that was the problem. she was nice and funny, though had some amusingly awful lines such as, "i want to write your parents and thank them for how beautiful you are". oh lord. just not my type. on my message i said (that's right, i scored big time and got to leave a date-cancelling voicemail) i just didn't ( Read more... )

my favorite radio show. a small and sincere joy in life. roy blount jr is hilarious ( Read more... )

i am going to pee my pants but i'm so afraid of waking megan i don't want to walk upstairs let alone use the bathroom. the kid has been sleeping for over two hours... of course the one day i don't have other stuff to do and i'm not totally exhausted she decides to sleep forever ( Read more... )

i guess what i should really be doing is napping ( Read more... )