Many weeks ago, horrible horrible things happened. This would be the same time that I posted here requesting thoughts and/or prayers to be sent towards loved ones. I still can't say exactly what happened, but for the following to make sense, this is what you need to know.

It was traumatic. There were ambulances and police involved. And I came back ( Read more... )

Last night was lovely. I have to say, when I am in need, my bay area poets are always there for me. I just had a long conversation with my best friend in Modesto, and let's just say, such is not the case there. I'm grateful.

So, BOB last night. It's really nice to attend a BOB and not have to stress about being in it. Of course, that also means ( Read more... )

There has been so much going on in my life lately. So much so that I have been hesitant to post because I don't know where to start ( Read more... )

 How odd that with so much attention and interaction in my life right now, I'm feeling kind of lonely at the moment. It's like I can't even go the workday without someone to flirt with me and touch me and, generally, just be pleasant company. I've become spoiled ( Read more... )

Of the many stories that I have meant to tell lately, I think the first of installment is going to have to do with what happened to me this evening. Let me set this up ( Read more... )

I've been so crazy busy that I haven't been able to keep up on lj. I've tried. I'm now on Monday of this week. This makes me feel left out. Left behind. Out of sorts ( Read more... )

Nightmares are for little girls. My oldest doesn't have the kind of nightmares that bring her to my bed in the middle of the night anymore, but my youngest still lives in the world of fantasy, and monsters and shadows live there too, so there are definitely times when she seeks her mother's hugs for a while to remind her that all is right with the ( Read more... )

I'm in a weird place. And it's not a happy place. And I'm not sure I know how to find my happy place ( Read more... )

I've been living my life with the constant thought I should post about this on livejournal, but then I never have time and/or I'm too lazy or somesuch. So here's to trying to post more often. You may not have been missing me, but I sure have missed writing on a more consistent basis, so "w/e" (as my students would say ( Read more... )

So last night was the first Battle of the Bay, and I have to say that I was a little worried that Team San Jose was going in a bit ill-prepared. We hadn't discussed strategy; we had only one team piece on paper; and we still weren't all that familiar with each other's work, so making calls wasn't as easy as it should be. Still, the first BoB. BoB's ( Read more... )