Without challenges and setbacks life would be dull and boring. Without challenges and setbacks we wouldn’t be forced to grow. Without challenges and setbacks things would be easy and progressive. Okay. Two out of three ain’t bad ( Read more... )

it is 115am and i am still awake. i have a migraine and the medication i have has caffeine in it. do i take a pill to make my head stop hurting (hopefully) and risk not being able to sleep at all? i think i have to, as my former plan of just going to sleep is not working. my clothes from head to toe are ready to wear. my folder is set, with my ( Read more... )

I should be ironing my fancy pants. Tomorrow at five a.m. I’m going to we waking up. That’s right, waking up. Not going to sleep. Not rolling over. Not f… well, you get my drift. I am going to be waking up and doing things I don’t usually do until four P.M. I am going to be driving WITH traffic for three times as long as I normally do. I’m going to ( Read more... )

My home computer is out for the count. It wont turn on at all now. I'm not very happy with that. I'm using Carl's computer right now. Not having my computer is like losing a pet or a friend. I'm trying not to feel too upset. Eventually I'll be able to fix it. I just don't know how long it will take or if it's even possible. It's all very ( Read more... )

I tried to be a hermit. I tried to marinate in lonely isolation and my own sweat and tears. Things reached critical when I burst in to tears this morning. Talking it over with Beau helped. Reasoning with the feelings makes them manageable. Called Kathe next. Noland, her awesome husband, answered the phone and thanked me profusely for helping out on ( Read more... )

One of the things I did this morning was pose for my friends garb website. Here's the pic and the page that I'm on. Dress up is fun. New hair too ( Read more... )

I am alive. I've been busy. I've been happy. I've been disowned. I've been told I wasn't really disowned. I've been given the job I applied for. I've been stolen from and given to. I've been told I'm amazing and my cooking kicks ass. I've got my health (kkow). I've been loved and hugged. I've been uber-productive, today in particular. I'm tired but ( Read more... )

As a matter of fact...

"If there is someone on your friends list you would love to have an epic, sweaty, damn near legendary, 12 hour fuckathon with, post this same exact sentence in your journal."

In Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock", he discusses what happens when we combine the effects of decisional stress with sensory and cognitive overload. He goes into how we produce several forms of individual maladaption... [paraphrased ( Read more... )

My computer has issues. I can log into one email
account from work and I thought I'd try the email post
function. I guess I'll see.