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What is the point of your comment?
In high school I dated a few guys - most of whom were losers - in an attempt to bolster my low self esteem. It didn't work. I shed them (or they shed me, as the case may be) in short order each and every time. Most of them I lost touch with, and am very happy with that fact. A few have found me on Facebook. I usually accept their friend request out ( Read more... ) -
Frustrations
You know, it's been almost three years since the whole diagnosis/surgery/treatment thing. I like to think that, for the most part, I've come to terms with it, that I've accepted the consequences thereof as a normal part of my new life. However, there are some days that I still get pissed off about it. Like today ( Read more... ) -
John Travolta and Commonalities
I've heard it said that there is some commonalities that bind us all. The longer I live, the more I believe it to be true - we all have experiences in our lives, that somehow tie us to one another however different our lives are ( Read more... ) -
Meet Vader
This morning, as Hans was leaving for work, he called the girls and I outside to see what he had found just outside the door. Turns out there was a Southern Ringneck Snake hatchling that he nearly stepped on. Somehow, though I'm still not sure how, he convinced me that we should keep it. I have a paralyzing fear of snakes, but he loves them, and ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: God For a Day
I never do these. Never. I usually think that writing prompts are stupid and annoying. I have to do this one, though.
Three things at the top of my list?
-Understand why there has to be pain and suffering in the human experience. Is it truly so we can appreciate the good? I've said that ridiculous line for years, but really, it's only been a way ( Read more... ) -
Fear and Pain
Pain strikes us at the strangest, most inopportune of times. I should be sleeping right now - I have to be up in 5 hours, well rested for an important meeting, but I can’t sleep.
It’s not a physical pain that keeps me from sleeping, not exactly, anyway. I mean, it manifests itself in a physical manner, but it’s borne of an emotional pain. This ( Read more... ) -
Anniversary
I just celebrated 2 anniversaries recently. Hans thinks it's odd that I remember the dates, but he doesn't grasp that I cling to dates. I remember all sorts of dates - the date that we met, the date that I found out I was pregnant with Aliceon, the date I found out I was pregnant with Heather. Other dates that aren't so happy ( Read more... ) -
When it rains, it pours.
So I want to start this post by going ahead and saying that everything and everyone is ok. All crises have been averted. That said, it's been a hella week.
Monday night I was cleaning a few things. I had taken toys out of Heather's room and put them at the bottom of the stairs so that I could take them up to the playroom. I took up the first load, ( Read more... ) -
Memories of Delaney
“Make new friends, and keep the old. One is silver and the other gold. A circle is round and has no end; that’s how long I want to be your friend.” These are the words to a song integral to Girl Scouts, and words that I have held true since I was a scout years ago. People pass in and out of our lives, but those we remember, those who have an ( Read more... ) -
I need to sleep!
It's 1:10am. I have to be up at 6:30 to get Al ready for school, and to get ready to do yet more PTA stuff. And I'm sitting here, playing online and watching The Golden Girls. What the fuck is wrong with me ( Read more... )