Most people who know me are aware I escaped an abusive marriage several years ago ( Read more... )

You know those things in your life that make you happy and stressed and melancholy at the same time ( Read more... )

Coping with depression and coming to grips with the loss of a loved one can be difficult during the holidays. While everyone is talking about spending time with friends and family, the void created by death is more keenly felt.
My situation is especially painful because my little sister’s birthday was Christmas Day. She would have been 41 this ( Read more... )

August 9th was the 2nd anniversary of my sister's death ( Read more... )

Laibach is wonderful.
I think I simply want to post some pictures of the show.
And thank Laibach for spreading the word.

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I was curious about the first Father's Day and it turns out it's much like all "Days". Just a cash grab for Hallmark and a boon in sales for steakhouses across North America ( Read more... )

I got an email update from Laibach the other day that got me pretty upset. The gist of it was that they had been receiving comments about how they shouldn’t be “begging” for help to fund their North American Tour.

The response was eloquent and reasonable. Even quoted Saint Francis of Assisi ( Read more... )

One day in January of last year, I noticed a purple stripe on my fingernails, some millimeters above the cuticles.  After researching how fast nails grow, I discovered those stripes would have manifested around the time that a policeman came to my home in the middle of the night to tell me my sister was dead ( Read more... )

On August 9,2013, a police officer came to my house and informed me my sister was dead ( Read more... )

I've been informed by my landlord that he is selling my home. This, compounded by the fact that there is almost ZERO rental availability in my city is seriously stressing me out.
Imagine my joy when I received this lovely email in response to an inquiry I made about a rental unit. Gawd people suck.

From: Dumcsy Laura [mailto:dumsymariam@hotmail.com ( Read more... )