I had a strange dream early this morning. It was the kind of dream in which my conscious self knows that I’m dreaming and even talks to me as the action of the dream is unfolding about the fact that I’m dreaming. It was my conscious self that ended the dream, that made the decision [...]
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Where’s Aunt Sally when I need her?
Posted in brain freeze, choose your own adventure, containing myself, letting go, love and other complications, NaBloPoMo, tagged brain freeze, choose your own adventure, containing myself, dealing with your stuff, dreaming, letting go, love and other complications, NaBloPoMo on 3 February 2010 | 10 Comments »
PSA: In case you didn’t know …
Posted in choose your own adventure, NaBloPoMo, self care, women, tagged choose your own adventure, NaBloPoMo, self care, self image, women on 1 February 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes, it takes hearing it from a four-year-old for the message to really sink in. So, if you hadn’t already heard: Sophia’s right, of course. Something is wrong, and we do have the power to stop it. I found this while looking for something else entirely, but it’s actually a nice tie-in with the adipositivity post. [...]
Overly-Sensitive Reader, Know Thyself
Posted in books, brain freeze, full disclosure?, NaBloPoMo, neurotic much?, self care, violence, what's so funny?, tagged books, brain freeze, full disclosure?, NaBloPoMo, neurotic much?, self care, violence, what's so funny? on 13 January 2010 | 14 Comments »
I’m reading Francisco Goldman’s The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop? Goldman is a novelist, but this isn’t a novel, it’s about the murder of Bishop Juan Gerardi in Guatemala in 1998. This is absolutely not a book I should ever read. When I read Bury My Heart and Wounded Knee, and In [...]
Good intentions.
Posted in language, NaBloPoMo, out and about, using our words, tagged language, NaBloPoMo, out and about, using our words on 11 January 2010 | 4 Comments »
I wrote once about asking a bus driver for directions. He was quick and pleasant with his reply. I asked more questions, and he was just as quick and pleasant with his follow-up answers. He was extremely helpful. Or, at least, he was extremely helpful-seeming. I had, in actual fact, not the first idea what [...]
The true meaning of DSL …
Posted in Feh., NaBloPoMo, pet peeves, work, tagged computer woes, Feh., NaBloPoMo, pet peeves, work on 9 January 2010 | 4 Comments »
… at least in my life seems to be “Damned Sometime-y Link.” Mine’s been off since late Thursday night. Feh. I just spent almost six hours at work. On a Saturday. It’s not ideal, but I have to say: I got so much done! That’s the crazy-making part. I totally understand why I’m not able [...]
