It is odd, strange, alien to be always silent. But this is my life, for a little while at least ( Read more... )

"Are you claustrophobic ( Read more... )

So, what's new? Huh. Lots? Lots, really ( Read more... )

I'm procrastinating a little right now. Tonight I have to finish a commissioned pet portrait- my first, come to think of it- an adorable French bulldog posing with an open pine cone.It's for one pf the clients who bought a piece from my show in the fall. Still have not met this person in the flesh, but owning two of my paintings qualifies him as a ( Read more... )

Hey, I forgot to mention the most important part of my tattoo apprenticeship idea: the reason why ( Read more... )

It's such a tiny little pill. A wee doll-sized tablet, a warm and happy yellow, popped out from a silver blister pack. It's the drug the doctors say will keep the cancer from coming back. It's a pill I've taken every day since September ( Read more... )

It can be so easy to do nothing ( Read more... )

I really am getting better ( Read more... )

Right this very minute I'm debating whether or not to take myself to a fancy lunch at Osgoode Hall- should they have room for me sans reservation, that is. I am slightly peeved at Fitz for failing to even indicate yes or no to my invitation by phone last night, but not completely opposed to dining solo, either ( Read more... )

The Self-Made Woman is ready to eschew the lassitude and guilt of staying abed til all hours of the morning- or occasionally, shamefully, the afternoon. No reason to get up early? Cause a reason. For instance, make a coffee date with a friend for 10am ( Read more... )