Very, very, very briefly, because I have been up for a long, long time, and I finally just got home, where I soon will be enjoying my pyjamas and some good Mexican takeout, and very shortly thereafter, my bed. (Hopefully for the next 12 hours or so ( Read more... )

I've been up since 3 AM and am now off to take Dad to the hospital for his surgery, because he needs to be there by 5 AM. (The surgery itself will be at 7:30 ( Read more... )

In which there is an update on my Dad's situation, an outpouring of gratitude, some reassuring news, lots of positive thinking, lots of reflective and thinky thinking, and the reaffirmation that although life is sometimes hard, it is also very good and beautiful, too.

( One foot in front of the other... )

I stumbled onto one of those amusing/silly time-wasters today, in the form of the Deluxe Pinup Maker, which allows you to recreate yourself in classic pinup girl style. It was entirely too much fun to play with all the options for customizing!

But, you wonder, what would I look like in pinup format? Well, click the cut to see.

( Pinup Girl Bluey )

Still not doing the Gratitude Meme, which is just as well, not because I am not grateful--I am, very much so--but because I've just been too busy with life and, after a week of mostly distressing news without a single full night of sleep, my heart is heavy with worry for other people and my mental acuity is hovering somewhere between that of a ( Read more... )

I start too many entries this way nowadays, but nevertheless: I'm doing well, and life is good. I've been quite busy over the last few weeks, first with the end of the semester and then with the mad catch-up and readjustment that the first few weeks post-semester end bring with them, but it's a good and productive kind of busy, and I am very happy ( Read more... )

You know the drill. Post a positive thing, whether large or small ( Read more... )

Skidding in under the wire with today's positive things! It's been a busy day, but some very good things happened. Such as ( Read more... )

Continuing on with the 30-day Positive Things meme ( Read more... )

So... there were a lot of great things, large and small, making me smile today. For instance: ( A grab bag of goodness, from cuddling cats to the Thin White Duke )