As mentioned in a recent entry, my sister's fiance's nephew (Billy) died at the end of June. thelemurgod and I had been at Billy's mother's house (my sister's soon-to-be sister-in-law) just a couple of days before the ATV accident which claimed Billy's life, discussing plans for my sister's bridal shower, which was to be held at his mother's house ( Read more... )

To the ‘slightly younger folk' ... a plea, if you will: be gentle with those of us who are just a little older than you are (well, with everyone, but I’m speaking selfishly here for my fellow thirty-somethings).

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My 35th birthday was just over a month ago. I remember years of thinking I wouldn’t be here on Planet Earth (“bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop, this is planet earth” … anyone?) at age 30, either because of dying at a relatively young age, or because of the Rapture having occurred. Needless to say, neither has happened as of yet, so here I am.

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Thanks to mikaeldraven, I recently succumbed to the temptation to do a free online handwriting analysis at handwritinglady.com. I had sent the results to my family and a couple of friends, as I thought they’d get a kick out of it (and for the record, though not 100% accurate, I’d say it was fairly so).

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I'd mentioned to thesaj a couple of years ago that I think one of the reasons being misunderstood is so hard to accept is that it reminds you that, at the very core of everything, no one understands you perfectly. People who know you better than you seem to know yourself still don't know you perfectly. It's a lonely realization. So, how do you respond ( Read more... )

Wow, it's been a long time. Not that I haven't *started* a couple of entries, they were just never finished and posted (soon, perhaps ( Read more... )

I've occasionally/often found myself silent at times (both 'silent of voice' and 'silent of pen') because of the realization that something like 99% of things I've thought of or would wish to share have likely been thought of by the very people to whom I'd be speaking ( Read more... )

... as is the green 'subject' text. Perhaps I'll take the time to figure out how to tweak it, perhaps not ( Read more... )

... the way the Title is spaced/centered is really gonna' bug me.