I’ve spent the last 24 hours more than a little miserable because I allowed someone to make me feel ashamed of myself, of who I am in one small part. It was someone I love and respect and trust, which probably made it easier for them to get to me, and more painful for me as it happened. I finally realized that I was mad at myself, not them, because ( Read more... )

For those who don't know, I'm really good at keeping a secret.  My mind is like a black hole: secrets go in, and never come out ( Read more... )

Last night's storm was gorgeous!  The lightning was beautiful lighting up the skyline and streaking across the sky.  I got caught in the rain down on the canal when the downpour started, but the evening was more than worth getting drenched!  Last night was glorious and today is beautiful and full of light and vigor ( Read more... )

Okay, so update time.

There is about a month-long period of my life from this summer that if you weren't there you will likely never hear of.  Be glad; it sucked more than a little.  Let's just pull out the old Shakespeare quote "There are more things in Heaven and Earth...than are dreamt of in your philosophy" and leave it at that.

Moving on...

The ( Read more... )

This is just a quick note to let y'all know I'm moving--check your email for the address.  If you didn't get & think you should have, let me know ( Read more... )

I don't think we ever say some things often enough, and I feel some of them need to be said now:

Enjoy what you have in life because it could be gone in an instant.

Love yourself.  Until you truly do you will never be able to honestly love another person or accept their love.

Don't be so afraid of being hurt that you refuse to open up to anyone--you ( Read more... )

Thanks to Noey ( Read more... )

So, school is going well, other than me having to drop one of the two classes I was taking this summer ( Read more... )

....to all the sensitives I know for today's psychic bomb ( Read more... )

In the spring of 1999, a girl living down the hall from me in the dorm snuck a book into my room under her shirt.  She was scared to death the born-again Christians holding Bible study out in the hallway would see it.  To this day I don’t know what she thought they would do about it, but it’s one of those details that sticks in the head, and it ( Read more... )