I've been trying to improve myself lately. People who know me have probably noticed some of the changes, but sometimes it's harder for me to see the changes in MYSELF, so I decided that today I would sit down and try to see for myself how far I've really come ( Read more... )

People who post their stories love reviews, not only when they're positive, but if they also offer some CONSTRUCTIVE criticism ( Read more... )

For years, my father has been a dark cloud on my horizon. I have a wonderful life now, but I had to fight off a lot of daddy issues to get to this point. Will I ever completely get over it? Probably not, because my beginnings are as much a part of me as my present and my future will eventually be.

I cut myself off from my father on Father's Day in ( Read more... )

So Nona's diapers are giving out. I have the Tiny Tush diaper package, and I had hoped it would last through her and the next baby to come along ( Read more... )

So I beta read for this woman on the website we post our stories on, and she's working on a story with a guy she pictures to be an indie rocker.

She wanted some background on what an elitist indie snob from Seattle might be like, so this is the novel I wrote her. I forgot to add a couple things, but I'll add them later.

I just thought I'd post it ( Read more... )

so i've started going to school again. it's really nice and it's been keeping me busy the past couple weeks so far. i'm taking political science, art history, math, and a humanities class based on the middle ages. really cool. lots and lots of reading ( Read more... )

so here they are! a bit out of order, but here they are:) the pictures don't do the colors justice, naturally. i am disappointed in my camera phone yet again (i REALLY need to invest in new batteries for my digital camera!). the picture of the blue fabric above the last picture is the alexander henry print. altogether, i believe there is about 4 1/ ( Read more... )

so i'm a believer that an empty wallet and a relatively empty cupboard make for the mother of all invention as far as cooking goes ( Read more... )

i have gallstones. like huge, ginormous gallstones. which is okay cuz at least now i know where the pain is coming from. so i have to get surgery to get them taken out since i've had attacks and all that good stuff. they weren't stuck in the lining of my gallbladder, so that's good news i hear. they were rolling around. kinda creepy. anyway ( Read more... )

they believe i might have gallstones. maybe. i dunno ( Read more... )