Home from visiting my parents. It was a short weekend. I worked on Sunday and was only able to drive out to see them that night. And could only stay until early this afternoon. It might have been nice to have stayed longer this time. The weather was so beautiful and I'm rarely there when the village is actually bustling with activity ( Read more... )

It's 5. And my day? It's just beginning. I was up really late and then woken really early by the mysterious construction people who keep appearing randomly for half hour intervals. I think they just want to make a lot of noise and then go home ( Read more... )

This made me so happy I did a dance and high-fived three people. What can I say? It's the little things ( Read more... )

I wonder if the people who I think of as friends comprehend just how fragile my self-esteem is? If they did they might not find it so funny to joke to one another some place online where I'm bound to see it that I talk too much and need to shut up ( Read more... )

I just told some idiot telemarketer that I didn't need another Mastercard because mine was maxed out and, hello, maybe more credit isn't what I need ( Read more... )

Why on earth do I feel so crappy lately ( Read more... )

I received this email yesterday from a friend. Who received it from his friend who is a friend of the other....convoluted, yes. Important, absolutely. This person is writing from Beirut and is a student at a Canadian University. He's in Lebanon as part of an internship. (I've left the email as I received it)

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I couldn't bring myself to ask my mother for money. I never can but I thought that maybe this time I could do it. What with me being in desperate need of food for the cat and all ( Read more... )

I am so *(^!$@^*&!(*&@(! poor right now. I can't deal with this any more. How do people manage to survive in this world with a salary like mine? Debts like mine? I'm sitting here thinking now about which bills I'm not going to be able to pay this month. What matters the least ( Read more... )

Ah! Whiskeytown on Austin City Limits in 1998?!?! Most fantastic thing EVAR ( Read more... )