I've been reading some of the yaoi manga I brought up from Kenosha. I had forgotten how over-the-top ridiculous some of these plots are and, honestly? This is pretty close to what I need sometimes these days when my brain is a mess. Absolutely ridiculous plots and hot boys kissing each other.

I've had had my second session with the therapist I ( Read more... )

The realtor we talked to said that having a shower instead of a bath is a wash (see what I did there?) in terms of resale value. But even if it decreased the value, and even if it wasn't an accessibility issue for Miriam (which it is), it would be *so* worth it. Even before I installed the shower wand today it was wonderful having the space and the ( Read more... )

Looks like when you don't practice a musical instrument for over a month, you get out of practice. Who knew? I think maybe my mind is at a place where I can do it again.

Miriam and I watched some anime today and it made me think about something for the first time. Is it possible that part (not all!) of the reason I want to learn piano is that, so ( Read more... )

I went to both of my favorite little spots near here today.

I like that concrete bowstring arch bridge across Wascana Creek on Fleet Street. I told it so while I was visiting.

On the top of the western arch is painted "If you see this ->" And I'm left wondering what? If you see this then what? I guess I may never know. I want to walk Longing up ( Read more... )

I got ready to go out just in time for drizzling rain to start and a severe thunderstorm warning to be issued. I went anyway, but stayed near home so I could get out of the rain quickly if it picked up.

I biked north on the path and then to the end of Cherry Drive, which is a little paved circle at the edge of the railway line and south of some ( Read more... )

Biking on the channel trail yesterday, I saw that Chicago has demolished the little dam in River Park that the north branch of the Chicago River tumbled over at it's junction with the North Shore Channel. Now it's just a little bit of splashing whitewater.

My bike, Longing, in bright light outside my condo building ( Read more... )

Strava says I rode 328 miles over 23 hours in 33 separate trips in June.

I'm loving this warm weather so much! I almost made 25 mph on the down-side of the big bridge over the North Branch between Diversey and Fullerton. I'm pretty pleased with a total time under an hour too.

I'm scared today. Not of anything particularly scary. I'm just feeling the fear effect of chronic anxiety more than the anxiety effect, if that makes any sense. It makes everything seem more scary ( Read more... )