I know Dennis Hopper is supposedly a pretty unpleasant guy, but I've always liked him. And I will be a bit sad when he dies. I'd like to give him a nod of approval. There we go.

the everyday is getting harder every day:(

Yay! Caroline informed me that one needs to take three courses to be a full time student, not four. So I dropped one and can go back to bed:)

I have to say that these past couple of weeks, while full and busy, have been extremely relaxing. My mom's been really supportive and helped me to unwind a lot, which gives me a good physical platform for a more stable emotional state ( Read more... )

WELL. Thank goodness that's over. Worst. Year. Evar.

I found myself with a free day today:)

Not only that, but my mom's got a flow class, so I have a few hours all to myself! With Dante. Who will sleep the whole time, I'm sure.

We discovered how to play gin rummy last night. I lost, twice.

Cool. So I applied for some reviewer position on some e-zine or something... and got it! Which wouldn't be that exciting, just adding more work to my plate, BUT it turns out it's PAID ( Read more... )

Had first talk with counselor today. Filled me with confidence and cheer, which is excellent. She's the same one my mom goes to, which meant that I got to hear a bit of her side of the story, and she's also very happy that we've gotten so much closer over the past season.

Dante's gotten even whinier, if that was even possible.

Ugh. I have a whole lot of things to get off my chest. The first, primarily, because I know me, and it won't be there once I shed it, but of course I CAN'T because I don't want it there in the first place. It's hard to admit to something when you know you won't feel that way once you tell someone, and would be terribly ashamed to do so. Cryptic, ( Read more... )

``The controversial Lawson Tait, a pioneer in gynecological surgery, reported in the early 1890s on an operation for repairing the lacerated genitalia of a child rape victim. 17 He believed that child sexual abuse was exceedingly rare and signs of abuse were easily faked, though he provides a detailed account of the gynecological examination of ( Read more... )