Oops! I let three months go by without an update. I wasn't sure about keeping this LiveJournal but it's not been shut off yet and I don't really have a backup plan, so I guess I'll just make this work for now. It's not like much will be lost if I suddenly and unexpectedly lose this account; I have a backup of most of it and if I were to lose any of ( Read more... )

The big event this August was taking a trip to Washington state's San Juan islands north of Seattle with Nicole's family. For an entire week, we enjoyed specifically Orcas Island from the comfort of a beach rental with a fantastic view. The drive to get there involved a ferry trip (Which was a fun experience in and of itself) then an hour-long ( Read more... )

Today is our forty-third day of self-isolation due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It's been six weeks since Nicole and I left the apartment for more than local walks. What a fascinating month it's been ( Read more... )

Once again, too much time has gone by since my last entry. This time it's been more than four months. I do often think about posting and it's something I feel guilty about keeping up on even though literally no one reads this. But I guess it's always been really just for myself anyway. It's been a long four months ( Read more... )

I'll come to look back at 2016 as one of the most difficult years of my life. A turning point, for sure. It's been more than three months since my last entry which I hope doesn't become a habit. I've been resisting even writing this entry but I feel it'll be important for my future-self to remember how I felt during this time.

In January, Nicole's ( Read more... )

More rough news! On the morning of Sunday, February 15th, 2015, Tucker died. He was my parents' ginger cat who lived to be around 18 years old. I was given Tucker as a Chrstmas gift in 1998 even though my parents knew I had asthma and was very allergic to cats. I guess at the time, my siblings all had pets and wanted me to have one too. I never ( Read more... )

Last week I had my very last doctor's appointment concerning the pain in my side that I've been dealing with for fourteen months. After the incredible success with the stretching I learned how to do in physical therapy sessions over the last few months, it was decided that I no longer need to see doctors or specialists. While I'll never have a true ( Read more... )

Two entries from me in less than three days let alone in the same week? Madness ( Read more... )

More than a week ago, someone here on the west side of Portland won a big $20,000,000 jackpot in the lottery. A day later, four people on the other night shift where I work all quit at the same moment, walking off the job in what's been rumored to be an insulting fashion. Are the two events connected? Rumors flew all week long and by the end of the ( Read more... )

The two-week shutdown my workplace has imposed upon us is already nearly over. It's already Friday of the second week and I'll be due back into work Wednesday night. I was hoping to get so much stuff done, but in reality, I haven't really accomplished much of anything. I tried to switch to being awake during the day, but that only worked for one ( Read more... )