1. A 7 AM-2PM, $10/hr, half-day-on-Fridays job that I interviewed for ages ago via my staffing agency may soon be falling into my lap. Which is crazy, because it solves all the current problems I have with this job, namely the world's shittiest hours and a meager $9/hr. If I take this second job, I will be making the exact same amount of money in a ( Read more... )

1. Killeen makes the week worth getting through. Things have been going so well with us. Sunday was a wonderful adventure around Chicago in some horrendous wintry weather. Bowling at Lucky Strike, Thai food in Boystown, and then bouncing from the Pick-Me-Up to Clarke's because there was no place else we could think of to just sit around and gab. We ( Read more... )

Note to self: NEVER, EVER forget to take your morning Vyvanse again. Failure to take this medication will cause you to cry all day and eat endlessly while losing the motivation to do anything. Seriously, never again. I spent all day trying to figure out what my problem is, and I realized at about 4 that I forgot my stupid meds this morning. It's ( Read more... )

I feel so ready for tomorrow. I'll attempt not to jinx it, but I really do. I did my pieces for my parents tonight like it was just another run in my room. That rocks. That would have been impossible a few weeks ago, but tonight it was easy. I love that. That's how I know tomorrow can be fun. It's possible to have an audience whose opinions are ( Read more... )

At long last, Danielle's Audition Monologues, Part Deux

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Hope you see some improvements.

Also, Dr. Gupta was so supportive of my progress at my appointment with him today. I'm glad he's starting to wean me off of the Abilify; once that's gone I'll only be on two meds instead of three. I'm proud of how far he and I both think I've come in dealing with ( Read more... )

I am officially DONE tapering in my Lamictal! I'm now at a solid 200 mg from now on. Hopefully, this means the end of volatile mood swings due to changes in medication levels! Woo-hoo for consistency! Seriously, it's a huge relief to know that I no longer will be wondering whether these sudden mood shifts are med-related. The pressure to "ride it ( Read more... )

I went to a Gay Liberation Network meeting tonight, and I loved it. It's everything I've been craving in a gay rights movement: sincere, informed, and well-organized grassroots actions that happen consistently in solid numbers. I'm stoked about the protest march this Saturday. I'll be there early to help GLN distribute protest materials, and then ( Read more... )

Solve this riddle, if you can ( Read more... )