On Vox: But the GOOD news is...
- I've already lost six pounds on the sudden emotional starvation diet. The scale hasn't budged for any other reason for three years.
- The projects I had counted on with my ex-boss are cut and/or canceled (wait, is that good news?) But five minutes after I found out I got an email about another possible job that would not be for my ex-boss.
- It's raining men. I'm not quite sure what to do with them all. But it's certainly nice to be making some new acquaintances. I'm still taking referrals.
- I'm reading at Salon of Shame on Feb 16. I'll be reading some nonsense prose I wrote when I was 14. I clearly needed a psychiatrist when I was 14.
- I'll be starting an experimental essay class on Tuesday.
- I'm looking forward to having a social life again and making new friends. I have been isolating myself in my "situation" for far too long.
- Looking for my Salon of Shame readings I found my teenage nonsense archive... which is good for a chuckle, and housed in a Culture Club folder with a "Why be Normal" sticker on it.
- After a week+ of "dominance conditioning" my bird is no longer viciously attacking me.
- More gym time with homebody - today will be our 2nd time this week, plus I finally did yoga again on Monday. Burning off the toxins.
- Hot baths in the middle of the afternoon. It's a luxury that can't last, but I am going to enjoy it while I can.
- Finally hammered my memoir into a form that allows me to write it. I had a mess of tidbits spanning my whole life up to 18 plus about 40 years before my birth. Now I've narrowed the timespan and am building a real narrative with backstory only when needed. I've been too crippled to write this week, but maybe in a couple of days...
- Going photo hunting with my friend Joe tomorrow. Possibly also rock gathering.
- My business partner is going to grad school for art therapy/ counseling. I am happily letting her practice on me (she's already pretty good). We're considering doing a humorous photo series about trying to get love from a rock using implements like can openers, crow bars, and lingerie. She also just ended a relationship.
- Friends with spare xanax. I should really get my own prescription. Sometimes medication helps.
- My mother has gone from calling to tell me she dislikes me to calling to tell me how much she loves me. It's the familiar come-here-go-away dynamic, but at least we've gotten to the nice end of the scale.
- Seattle has been like 60 degrees and sort of sunny all week. I managed to drag myself out for a walk with my camera. My hummingbird has been flitting around outside my window. I know it's all a ruse, but still.
- I got my ex-inlaws' xmas letter, finally. ex-MIL had misaddressed it twice before getting it right. She's always been a little bit "nutty professor," so I found it charming. Also love the sardonic tone of the letter itself. I still quite adore my ex-inlaws.
Originally posted on kgi.vox.com