So. It is time again for my annual consideration of depression, mortality, suicide, and the like. But it's weird to think that with all the death, doom, destruction, war, ugliness in the world, at the same time people are getting married, having babies, falling in love, growing old happily. Death kind of stops you in your tracks and then you ( Read more... )

I just had mine out Friday, plus a part of my small intestine that had welded itself to my right ovary and bladder. Hurts like hell so far, and I don't get nearly enough pain medicine to make this at all enjoyable. Plus my mother is visiting and "trying to be helpful" but mostly being in the way and a pain in the ass. yay. just the thing to ( Read more... )

2 things on my upcoming birthday ( Read more... )

so. for some time now, my mother has been getting a titch senile. not the dottering, friendly kind of senile, like your grandma, but the makes stuff up and believes it and then gets upset when you argue for reality (or the collective insanity, if you prefer) kind. it's frustrating as fuck, and it would have been nice if she could have waited a few ( Read more... )

1. St. Kate's, and the people at it ( Read more... )

We're having one, arrival estimated for March 7th. Mostly excited, slightly horrified, often feeling nauseous and like it's been about a week since I turned 16 so how could I be old enough to be a real adult ( Read more... )

A list of observations ( Read more... )

We survived the family visit, and it was generally nice. It's really funny how I get along so much better with my in-laws than say my mother, but it is what it is ( Read more... )

at least with that damnable seminar paper.

my apologies to anyone who got stuck listening to my extensive complaints about it. only 3 baby papers, 1 portfolio (to find and then turn in), and 1 unit plan+revised lesson to go... and then an incomplete. but, the hard part is over.

I'M ALMOST FINISHED!

Caroline (Steph J and Shannon, please email thegoatgrrl at gmail dot com with your desired delivery address for arrival May 22-23) [for your reading pleasure/torture, here's the rascally poem. commentary/editorial suggestions encouraged ( Read more... )