Real Life

Things related to that reality thing people are always going on about.

Moving SUCKS

So we did it. We got the keys to the new house in the evening May 9th. We only took the survival bag over that night. (paper towels, disinfecting wipes, a couple plastic cups, t.p. The stuff that if you’re stuck waiting for a service guy to come, you REALLY WISH you had on hand.) […]

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Just a Rehearsal

Just a Rehearsal

I’ve been thinking this at myself lately, because it’s really not helpful to go beating myself up for my mistakes. I know what I want to do, and I’m trying to do it. Getting mad at screw-ups doesn’t help in the slightest. So. It’s just a rehearsal. Not to excuse lack of trying–to tell myself

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Rough Week

I don’t want to talk about it. I’ve spent the last three days watching superhero movies and avoiding the internet. Here’s what I’m doing– Join the ACLU Support Planned Parenthood Write to my electors Support voting reform Right. So. I can’t go any further with that right now. I have to protect myself or I

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One Week Later

One Week Later

A week ago yesterday I went to the doctor. In the last week, things have changed. Incidences of fighting tears at work have dropped to pretty much nil. Panicked scurrying has decreased as well, along with the inevitable mistakes made while scurrying, which resulted in more panic and more scurrying. Feelings of impending doom have

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Not a Hypocrite

Not a Hypocrite

Sometime around 25 years ago, I was visiting a friend. It was late autumn, and I’d gone to hang out in her hot tub. We were coming back to her apartment, dripping wet but still defended from the cold by our jacuzzi-heated bodies. I suddenly had the feeling someone–something–very dangerous was following us. I didn’t

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Fate

Fate

So back in the spring semester, remember me talking about my yoga class? Looking back I see I didn’t say much about it here, but trust me. There was a yoga class. I loved it. My teacher was awesome, and in something like twenty sessions got me doing stuff I wouldn’t have believed I could do in

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What’s Not Nice?

My grocery store has strawberries on sale. 97 cents for a pint container! I pick one or two up every time I go in there. Today on my way between friend’s house where I was killing some malware and the grocery store, I was listening to You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero. Jen (I

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