My world is a composite of the world of others ( Read more... )

Why I feel so strongly that those so blessed *must* listen to the stories of people like my guys. The emphasis is mine.

Here is a story
to break your heart.
Are you willing?
This winter
the loons came to our harbor
and died, one by one,
of nothing we could see.
A friend told me
of one on the shore
that lifted its head and opened
the elegant beak and cried ( Read more... )

Apparently two of the guys on my co-worker's caseload have developed minor crushes on me. One is laughably cute, the other is endearing yet has the possibility of badness since ya know, he's crazycrazycrazyomgcrazy. For the moment, I'm just collecting his little schizophrenic notes to me to put in a scrap book some time when I get around to it ( Read more... )

A glimpse into our world:An exchange with one of my non-guys about having to be carried out of our lobby due to being dead drunk yesterday ( Read more... )

Tried to start work on the electro-magnet generator for the bike speedometer project last night, but the copper wire acquiring was fail. Though, I did start the transition from the breadboard to the printed circuit board!
Thanks to davethegreat for mounting the bike fork/ wheel ( Read more... )

had a "took the car to the mechanic moment" at dorkbot ( Read more... )

wondering, am I jumping into a cavern only to break my head open and snap my neck or am I standing on the edge ready to soar? Either way, doing my best to live and enjoy the moments as they come ( Read more... )

Life rocks because (of ( Read more... )

On Katie Nolan's assumed deathWe lost one of our own sisters in the fight against poverty and social stigma. It's amazing how a single death can resonate throughout an entire system, leaving everyone to jerk forward and seek new footing in the never-ending game of tug-o-war to care for our members ( Read more... )

Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile." I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can satisfy my curiosity. Update your journal with the answers to the questions Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions. My questions from willowredwolfe are ( here )