I can't stand the bold headlines, the reading of the names, the non-stop onslaught, the people who never call just "calling to say hi" (and Ellie, I am NOT referring to you here, I actually appreciated your text message today), the ones who know and for 24 hours can't look me in the eye, the ones who don't know and crack insensitive jokes about it ( Read more... )

I fall in and out of love with the library. Considering I now have library cards in 3 of the 5 boroughs, I think it's safe to say that I have reverted to love mode again. What's even better is that there is a branch a block from my office. It's a puny little thing, a door you might miss even when looking hard for it, but they've managed to pack ( Read more... )

Long day...got to work at 7:30 AM and am just getting in the door at home at 11:10 PM ( Read more... )

Li Version 29.4 is on the horizon ( Read more... )

These are four of my truths:

1. Moby was right. We are all made of stars.
2. One day all we are and all we know will simply be one element: iron
3. People will never cease to amaze you.
4. You get what you think you get.

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will ( Read more... )

This was passed along to me by someone who initiated an open dialogue with me after my clarification of how I feel concerning rape fantasies. I feel that this essay cuts against the grain and I appreciated how it admonishes embracing the darker corners of ourselves instead of trying to suppress them.

( The Benefits of Restlessness and Jagged Edges by Kay Redfield Jamison )