Amanda's parents are moving from their house next weekend, so we went to their house yesterday to sort through her kidstuff to decide what would stay and what would go. We sifted through boxes, drawers, dug up dust bunnies from 1983 that covered sweet treasures under the bed, and she now has a few boxes of really cool things that are going into ( Read more... )

i miss having the kitchen that's full of warmth from the oven, warmth from our chattering on for hours, warmth from the love, advice, gossiping, fighting, supporting and flirting. i miss that home where the kitchen was the place to be. turning up the music, cooking a great dinner to share, passing the bowls around, dancing in nothing but aprons ( Read more... )

almost a year has passed since i've had a tattoo. i'm off to get another one tonight. my sweetheart is getting me one for v-day ( Read more... )

I'm listening to stories that I bumped into on bearsir's page, bring me back home quicker than a plane, a train, or a dream. It's suddenly warm, and I'm in a room filled with good people I haven't seen in ages. We're eating food, good food, delicious food, celebrating family and rest ( Read more... )

my favorite greasy spoon diner, quite possibly anywhere, is finally re-open after it got hit by a kitchen fire in september. i can't wait to go to breakfast. i've been up for almost an hour now waiting for everyone. it feels like christmas anticipation.

i've been researching medical assistant programs in the area. there's one called the Ross Medical Training School that has an accredited program where I could be certified in 30 weeks. there's also the phlebotomy program at LCC That i'm considering, although i think that it would make more sense to get as much training from one program as possible ( Read more... )

i wish i could stay longer, laugh harder, dance more. the night feels young yet i'm exhausted. and yet, i'm happy to be going back. home. leaving home to go home. what a difference these places are. i had one of the best thanksgivings ever. my family and i got along wonderfully. no aruging, no guiliting, no fighting. at all. i'm so relieved. this ( Read more... )

Good deed of the day:

A new friend who was rolling through town for a quick jaunt in a glass shop just got my second copy of Rubyfruit Jungle because she's a fairly recent out dyke and was looking for good queer culture. Since it was my first queer book, I thought it was important that everyone know their rubyfruit jungle.

It's been a wild ride. Right before my eyes I'm living out new parts of me that I'd never thought I'd want to experience. Some days I feel like I've lost the community I had before I left. Maybe I abandoned ship and that's just the way the tides ride. I'm seeing a different angle of the kaleidescope and I kind of like what I see. The colors work, ( Read more... )

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