Halfway through my 5 mile run this morning my music went off and a call came through. It was about my son, who had collapsed in the bathroom and had been found by a teacher. Paramedics were called, I ran like the freaking wind to the house, got in the car and drove straight to him at the school, turned down the opportunity to pay a million bucks ( Read more... )

I'm all out. (If you get that reference, you're old. Hey, I am, too ( Read more... )

Today is not a good day. It's kind of a culmination of several bad days weeks months in a row. Feeling isolated and lonely and without options is just about the suckiest thing to suck, and all of my close girlfriends (the ones I don't have to explain myself to, don't have to filter myself to) live in other states. That makes me feel trapped like ( Read more... )

Planned for the day:

• get everyone off to school
• work out
• clean up, head to appointment
• revise, edit, etc.
• lunch

...my past several days.

Bad: #2 had a "baby" this weekend (electronic doll) and her stress was my stress, because baby crying noise = me going bananas. But I couldn't make it stop, because it was her grade. And she would burst into tears when the crying would graduate to screaming. Once she picked it up too quickly at 3am (Sat.) and it ( Read more... )

GLEE. (Shut up, I don't judge you for YOUR fannish loves, and I still love this show.) I AM IN A FIGHT WITH THE SHOW, THOUGH.

Guys. GUYS. The recap is here, and I try to make SENSE of that one particular issue (not saying for those of you that haven't watched it yet) and just - come talk to me about it. No ugliness, okay? Let's try and ( Read more... )

But I should mention that "it" is not real. It only lives in my paranoid thoughts ( Read more... )

Which is a switch, since it's usually my son that is. BUT THIS HAS BEEN ME ALL DAY:

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(the huffing and puffing and eye rolling. I'm not putting food on the floor.)

And now I want to watch that movie again if only to see Chris Meloni in a goatee and no pants.) <-- ALWAYS THE RIGHT ANSWER

I owe a few emails, but they're coming. (Owe. Pfft. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, those of you with whom I correspond with on a regular basis.)

• It was 108 yesterday. I worked in the yard until a headache hit and then I realized that's a sign that death could come and I went inside like a smart person.
• I am still not finished with the de-Bermuda ( Read more... )

I had to say goodbye to someone very important to me last night. ( It's so hard to say goodbye )