Baruch atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha'olam, shehecheyanu, v'kiyimanu, v'higianu lazman ha'zeh.

It's about time. But a bit of joy, amidst so much else that isn't, is still a beautiful thing.

Usually, I'm a creature of thresholds. I like them. I find my own balance in them.

This experience, however... is not one conducive to equanimity ( Read more... )

It strikes me that sometimes my imagination is too small ( Read more... )

We move forward.

The Supreme Court has struck down DOMA and punted on Prop. 8These were the likeliest outcomes, in all the discussion and speculation I heard. Given the current Court, I am not surprised by it ( Read more... )

I submitted my nursing school admissions applications last week. I decided to go with the three local community college programs, which all are members of the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education. If I get into one of the two-year JC programs, I'd get to take a third year at OHSU and earn a BSN ( Read more... )

I'm exhausted ( Read more... )