When I fall behind on work stuff, my tendency is to push life aside and throw myself into getting “caught up”.  I can’t stand the idea of letting people down or just barely making a deadline or meeting only the minimum requirements.
(Unless we’re talking about laundry.)
For the first time in forever, I went almost an [...]

I’ve been a little anxious about this upcoming weekend.
You see, here in central Florida it’s time for Avitaween – Avitable’s ginormous Halloween party where about 100 people, including about 30 bloggers who I happen to adore, gather in costumes for a night of fun and ridiculous behavior.
See? A completely rational reason to be anxious, [...]

“It doesn’t matter if you go to the ocean to fill up a thimble or a bucket, the ocean doesn’t care”
- Wayne Dyer
There is no better place to ask questions than beside the ocean.
Because the ocean doesn’t care.
You can wade into the ocean fat and white, with puckered thighs and dimpled cheeks.  You can lounge [...]

I’m sitting on a fourth floor balcony overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.  I’m looking at the beach, listening to the waves, but I haven’t stepped foot on it yet.
I haven’t stepped foot much of anywhere this weekend.  It’s after 3:00 on Saturday afternoon and I’ve left my hotel room exactly once to steal coffee from the [...]

Because my God I am tired of looking at that other post.
1.  The words “another round” are from Satan himself.
2.  Especially when they are said by someone else and yet, somehow, include you.
3.  Especially if you do not drink as much – or as quickly – as the person saying “another round” who is, somehow, [...]

The kids left Friday morning.
Red Eye movie download
By Friday night, Jared and I were ready to walk on the wild side.
We headed out for a romantic dinner at the local sports bar.  Because nothing says romance and wild and crazy like a place with big screen TVs and free face painting on Wednesday nights.
Right.  Awesome.  [...]

I have a feeling that my life is about to get crazy.
Tomorrow I’m heading to Tampa to say goodbye to Anissa, after spending the afternoon at Faiqa’s baby shower.

Next weekend I’m headed to Lexington, Kentucky with Hilly and Adam for ConFab.  I’m looking forward to rooming with Hilly and Becky and having lots [...]

The condensed version of this post is, basically:
I had a good weekend.
The long version is:
Wednesday night I took my last Cymbalta.  My primary care doctor recommended I switch my anti-depressants in order to fix everything that was wrong with me.  My endocrinologist explained that yeah, actually, Lexapro is probably a better drug for someone like [...]

According to my very reliable sources, the weather in Charleston, South Carolina this weekend should include plenty of rain.
I am planning to do quite a bit of walking – rain or no rain – around Charleston.
Thankfully, I’m prepared.

See you Monday!

Because she’s crying here. And I don’t think she was even aware of it. She just feels without thinking or questioning or trying to pretend.

Because she chased down Elmo at the Gay Pride parade and gave him a dollar to have her picture taken with him.
And she pinched his ass as he walked [...]

1 – Got real, big girl dining room furniture. Sure, it’s secondhand (and therefore missing the real, big girl price tag), but it’s beautiful. And mine. And I love it.
2 – Rearranged all of my china into my new ginormous hutch. I also sorted and reorganized all of my linens (which [...]

They say that you shouldn’t post unless you really have something to say.
They say that blogging should not be an obligation.
I think that They must not have mothers. Or at least, not mothers like My mother.
MY mother calls me and says “honey, I’ve noticed you haven’t responded to comments on your blog for the [...]