Sunday night, my appendix decided to do its annoying thing, and get all ouchy. It wasn't as bad as it's been in the past (no throwing up this time) for which I guess I'm grateful. Given that it seems to be connected to stress, it seems like the razor thin time between taking care of Mom and starting Grad School seems like an appropriate time ( Read more... )

Hey, I got into grad school. :-) This is assuming I finish my community college classes, but I'm pretty sure that will happen. (I did quite well on my math evaluation, thanks to my cramming. I actually got something like 93 on the algebra section. (43 on the college algebra section, but nobody cares about that.) I'm not sure if that's 93%, or some ( Read more... )

Well, I have just had quite the weekend. Not the best moving experience, but possibly the most interesting. last time I moved, I was dreading it, but my friends made it a marvelously smooth event. This time, however, I moved on the last weekend of the year ( Read more... )

So yeah, I decided it was time to cut my hair--not a lot, but more than a trim. I've got a friend who's a professional, and I definitely don't want anyone other than a friend touching my hair. Here's the tale. The cast consists of myself, CJ the hairdresser, and G the driver and photographer. Also, a frog ( Read more... )

She's in hospice care. Not gone yet, but that doesn't mean I can't grieve. Look! I have put my obsession with the geology of the Bitterroot Valley into practical use ( Read more... )

Today, looking at myself in the bathroom mirror, I asked, "what is this strange shiny thing on my head?" Why, it's my first grey hair!

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I've got a story up at Lightspeed magazine right now.Go read it, and make sure to check out the rest of the issue as well. There's a fun non-fiction article by Esther Inglis-Arkell about altering the human body in alien ways that accompanies my story perfectly. There's also an Author Spotlight featuring me ( Read more... )

Having burned much carbon in the name of individual growth, I am pooped. Possibly the fact that I seem to have lost my ORCA pass is adding to my exhaustion. Bleh. [EDIT I didn't lose my pass! I found it stuffed in my bra, where I'd shoved it for easy access before getting on the bus. This is how tired I am ( Read more... )

This entry is sort of in two parts, the first written after the second. I was going to talk about my newfound socializing skills, and how I saw Labyrinth last night with a friend I was determined to get to know better, but then I realized I needed to talk about the junkie. (He told me his name when he shook my hand and thanked me, but I being the ( Read more... )

Just got my drivers license. Woo!