I have withdrawn a bit on the blogging, I know. I'll catch up soon, but I have some thinking to do about what I'm doing with my various online outlets and this largely depends on what I'm doing with my life. Which at this point is a bit obscure to me. I like having a personal journal in this somewhat less public space, and yet I want to have a more ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago I started an experimental essay class at the Hugo House, and on the first day of class I got there about 20 minutes early. The instructor was there, setting up, and since we knew each other from a previous class we chatted a bit.

First, she announces, "Well, since the last time I saw you I got married and had a baby!" I go ( Read more... )

I weaned myself off of the two anti-depressant meds I had been taking for about 2 years last summer. It was a bit hairy at first, especially in terms of wanting to drink all the time, but after a month or two I felt fine. Not depressed. Not too anxious.

But then life happened, and since the beginning of this year I have been in, well, a "state." My ( Read more... )

The items below are paraphrased from Communion: The Female Search for Love, and they are at the front of my mind as I consider embarking on some sort of mating ritual.

• Women who are successful and self-loving often choose to be alone rather than choose a mate who still accepts patriarchal stereotypes for acceptable female behavior.
• Women who are ( Read more... )

Last week I finally got around to watching The Corporation (highly recommended documentary about what it says on the tin), and it got me thinking about the advent of Brand Meaning as a product... or really, a whole industry. It's not a new topic for me, as it is something I've thought long and hard about since it first started to overlap with my ( Read more... )

1. I've already lost six pounds on the sudden emotional starvation diet. The scale hasn't budged for any other reason for three years.
2. The projects I had counted on with my ex-boss are cut and/or canceled (wait, is that good news?) But five minutes after I found out I got an email about another possible job that would not be for my ex-boss.
3. It's raining ( Read more... )

My intentions just keep getting better, but the results are not keeping pace. Today I was determined to get some exercise, clean my kitchen, plan my week, and clear off my desk. But what happened?
 I started looking at grad school writing programs.

See, if I want to apply to grad school to start in the fall I need to have applications ready by ( Read more... )

I'm not making any specific resolutions for 2010. If I make resolutions they are intended to be ongoing, not subject to annual election. I am however giving myself a challenge.... well, two challenges:

1. WRITE EVERY DAY in 2010 (novels, journals, blogs, limericks, letters, stories, haiku on napkin... they all count)
2. Keep a photo journal. Somewhat ( Read more... )

I watched that film, It's a Wonderful Life, pretty much every December - sometimes two or three times - from as far back as I can remember. I liked the movie a lot as a kid, and although I rarely watch it anymore (saw it last year, but not this year).

I liked it when I was a kid because it was funny. Both the George Bailey character and Clarence are ( Read more... )

It's not a very bad cold. In fact it's one of the milder illnesses I can remember... My sinuses are about 40% stuffed up. My throat is just vaguely scratchy. I'm more tired and achey than usual, but not by much. Nonetheless I am taking the cue and lounging on my couch for the 2nd day in a row, swaddled in blankets, books, and handkerchiefs.

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