I have come to the conclusion that "baka" is entirely the wrong word to be using, given what it means. Thanks to a_t_fields for getting me the right word. (Even though I'm reasonably certain I'm saying the whole thing rather clumsily.) Hence:

Watashi wa kurutteiru desu, sore ga ai deshou.

(And I still maintain that if you know what I just said... you already ( Read more... )

Three beliefs I stand by:

#1: A man's politics, and a woman's too, are their own damn business, and do not have to have any bearing whatsoever on relationships between people who honestly and truly matter to each other.

#2: I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to my last breath your right to say it... and just because I disagree with ( Read more... )

Okay... so, update.

Got back on the weight loss wagon after two weeks of being unable to racewalk properly (partially due to an intermittent inflamed nerve in my leg, and partially due to taking a flight of stairs too damn fast for my knee to be willing to deal with. But man oh man was it worth it. Further proof, if any were needed, that there's ( Read more... )

I have several invisible illnesses. One of them is Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent. Another is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Yet another is hydrocephalus, also called "water-on-the-brain" (and the attendant complications of both the treatment and the illness). It's hard for people who aren't me to understand what it's like to be me, and to ( Read more... )