There is an Art-O-Mat in my city. I've been past it several times and each time, I really wanted to buy at least one or two of the pieces in it, but I just didn't have the cash on me. This week, I finally did. My world is happier with my little $5 piece of art that I purchased out of a recommissioned cigarette machine. I find it very cool that ( Read more... )

It's funny how you can forget to appreciate the little things, like being able to shower standing up and driving. I still am not quite allowed to drive yet (not just the moped, the Horatio, too), but I can finally shower while standing. You wouldn't think a person would miss that...but, yeah, it can be a real pain to have to do things differently ( Read more... )

To put things into a little perspective about how difficult this recovery has been, it's been a month and a half since I was last able to go to my favorite used bookstore. Now, they're used to seeing me at least once a week. The place is more like my home away from home than it is a place that I shop. It's not far to walk from where I work. The ( Read more... )

I think that I'm finally making headway into the healing thing. At least I hope I am. I'm still definitely feeling the effects of the anemia, I do seem to get tired really, really easily. I've also noticed that if I get hungry I get really, really grouchy. I'm just surprised at my own impatience. I'm ready to be back to my life and doing the ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning and got off to a pretty good start. I got a bunch of things that I'd been meaning to do done. Then, around five, I decided that I was going to just sit down for a little bit and watch a little TV and the next thing I know, I wake up and it's 11 pm. I guess that means that I really needed sleep. It's odd, I don't usually ( Read more... )

I'm doing better today, but still pretty upset.  I keep holding on to the chorus from Todd Snider's "Ballad of Devil's Backbone Tavern" which is ( Read more... )