I haven't updated this for a while, but I thought I would do so now ( Read more... )

So it's cold, it's pissing rain, I've decided to scrap the 60K words I had written of "Fulfillment," aka The Second Novel, and start over, and I decided to take Mom's advice and email query those who aren't all "RAWR NO EMAIL QUERIES" on their profiles/websites ( Read more... )

I have finished the rewriting of Those Inside. Yes, kiddies, I do indeed kick such amazing amounts at night that I get toe cramps at night. I'll be starting editing tomorrow, since I managed to get myself to take a walk today and that must mean that I'm feeling better, since my shrink had to up my Synthroid and that knocked me on my ass again ( Read more... )

So while I'm waiting for the_kailing to post in our geek out session, I'm going to be a total loser and list all the books that I've read since I quit my job and moved back in with my parents. It's quite wonderful to know these things.

Also, you get my three words to describe the books. Har.

Haunted, Chuck Palahniuk--disgusting, tasteless, pointless
Stiff ( Read more... )

In the interests of at least attempting to sound optimistic and as though I'm focusing on the positive aspects of my self-imposed unemployment, I'm going to go ahead and say that it would appear as though I am finally growing used to my wonky-ass sleep schedule and that I am getting my ass up at if not before 1PM most days these days ( Read more... )

Okay, Mom's making salads with broccoli and garbanzo beans and cucumber and celery and black olives in like half-gallon bowls for dinner was pretty much the highlight of my goddamn day. Which is saying something, because I also had chicken nuggets and strawberries for the first time since December ( Read more... )

So apparently completely halting your job search and sitting on your ass roleplaying actually does pay off: I have a phone interview to work as a rehabilitation specialist at Turning Point, part of Rochester General Hospital, Wednesday at 11:30AM. I can do this interview in my pajamas, y'all ( Read more... )

As per the pdoc's instructions after this afternoon's extravaganza, I'm going back on the lithium, same dosage as before, because my mood is "unstable," and am staying on valproate to manage the migraines although I am going on a cheaper version of Depakote ED (divalproex semisodium) just called valproic acid (branded as Depakene) and have been ( Read more... )

I'm not going to great detail here, but let me just explain what the hardest part about living with a parent who has ADHD is ( Read more... )

Setting: Breen's IGA Customer Service Counter, present day, Williamson NY.
Characters:Miss Dorn, early 20s, buying Long-Cut Wintergreen Skoal for her father ( Read more... )