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Friday the 13th was actually a very nice day for me.  The fam and I went nosing around places just for lookies (which is usually fun).  We went to that bastion of a certain segment of the American populace, Cabela's.  Why?  Well, we enjoy taxidermy, I guess.  To my amusement and curiosity, the Teen proved to be very interested in fishing, and she ( Read more... )

So Mom is all googly and disoriented from drugs and, you know, having a piece of her body removed. Some people think surgery is no biggie, but let me tell you, 'tain't so, McGee. It's gross and violent interference with a complex system that Likes the Way Things are Just Fine Thanks. You know how a toddler gets when his or her schedule gets ( Read more... )

Waiting for this headache to go away....

I have a headache (one that seems to have hung on since Lilies from a spear thrust). I am bruisingly tired. I'm dieting. I seem to have misplaced half of my garb. I'm autocrating a Kingdom level event. I'm recovering from having one of my teen's friends over to spend the night. I have put on 6 pounds that don't seem to want to leave. I can't ( Read more... )

Warning: Disturbing images. Your daughter, your mother, your daughter, aunt, cousin, niece, friend.

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This is why I am who I am.

Maybe all this shit means i"m supposed to retire a bit from the world and return to writing.

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This is what happens when I wear stilettos and try to descend the basement stairs of a Victorian/Edwardian house.  On the side/back of my upper right thigh, facing to your right, if you're curious.


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WHAT THE FUCK HEADACHE