I was bitten today.  It was bound to happen one of these days, with the lights going up on the local market, the incessant commercials on television, and the all-too-familiar achy feeling of knowing that once again I have hardly enough money to last me to the end of the semester, let alone buy a band banquet dress and presents for my family.

I have ( Read more... )

I've had this weird sore throat since Sunday when all the wind in the world decided to raid Tucson and threaten to rain, but it didn't because that's just how it goes here.  I though, "Hey, these are some pretty sexy allergies."

Then Tuesday it was still around, but it felt more cold-like, so I was all, "Aw crap, here we go. I knew I couldn't be ( Read more... )

I don't know if it is because it's October 1 today or if they just flipped some switch, but tonight when I went downstairs to wash a load of laundry, it felt like fall.

Sure, it's a long ways off from fall weather, as it was still 80 degrees.  But, there was a smell, a feeling, and maybe the slightest coolness that  gives Tucson its beauty between ( Read more... )

Dear Internets,

I have to leave my apartment tomorrow morning at 5am to get to my 5K race so I can pick up my race packet.  The actual event starts at 7:00am.  I paid about $30 for it, part of it going towards cancer research.  I gave away money and have to wake up earlier than my early (that's fucking early) to race three miles.  And tomorrow's ( Read more... )

Dear Immune System ( Read more... )

Exhibit A: Last weekend, a caravan of clarinets took an hour roadtrip to play in the snow, gorge ourselves on yummy pizza, and scrounge our change for some of the greatest strawberry/rhubarb pie a la mode in the state.  Who knew such a place was so close to this town I’ve called home for nearly four years, and who knew that a few hours with a few ( Read more... )

It all started this morning at about 6:35 when I finally decided it was time to turn off my cell phone alarm and get into the shower.  About an hour later, I was in the parking lot feeling more afraid than I ever remember feeling at a clarinet audition.  It was a different afraid.  An excited, nervous, new afraid that almost made me take a u-turn ( Read more... )

They've let me down again.  Oh, white blood cells.

I'm sick.  The sore throat that I developed last Sunday has morphed itself into yet another sinus-busting, mucous-producing, fatigue-causing cough and cold.  Remember about a month ago?  Sure, it may not be as bad, but if Joe Fox decided to show up at my door with daisies, wanting to cuddle, I'd be ( Read more... )

So, I'm training for a 10K run.  I've got the 5K pretty much down regardless of my lack of a race history, so I figure, why not keep going with a goal in mind?  Little projects for self-improvement keep me happy and, in this case, happy, fit, and with a set of crazy-toned runner legs.  I have developed my own plan and a set date for my first 10K ( Read more... )

And now I'm done- done with the sadness and the down and the stress.  It's changing today.  I did my thing this week- stress eating, consumption of alcohol thanks to concerned friends, complaining, bitching, moaning.  It's done.  I've got a five day weekend ahead of me and it's going to get used for what I am best at- getting it done.

Here's the ( Read more... )