yesterday, I did NOTHING. the only productive thing I did was make dinner (frittata, it was okayish). today I'm going to write. I'm going to finish my FandomAid auction fic if it KILLS ME. (why can't I just have someone else write all the smut for me. why ( Read more... )

my stomach is tore up. that's how you say it here in the south. tore up. it's anxiety. last night I had nightmares about the poetry presentation I have to give today, and I think I have to miss my last Algebra class because I shouldn't stray far from the toilet ( Read more... )

I've been answering questions at 10Q for the holy days. Just some questions to spark reflection on the past year and inspiration for the next. You can choose to keep your answers private, which is what I'm doing, and they're emailed to you the following year ( Read more... )

velveteen rabbi has some awesome thoughts on tisha b'av. very moving, very inspiring ( Read more... )

what do you do if you have no matzah for the table? as in, you had to order it because you live in bumfuck and it didn't come on time?

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( I cut my hair and here's proof! )

tomorrow we're taking meg to the neurologist. her gait has gotten a lot worse lately and she's fallen many times. in case you don't know, meg has autism and cerebral palsy, causing her to walk on her toes. she wore AFOs (ankle-foot orthotics; braces) on her feet when she was younger, but they irritated her skin and dug into her calves. we decided ( Read more... )

Y HALO THAR, FLIST! Or shall I call you my circle?

I am busy getting content together for
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When my boys went to live with their father, I stopped baking challah. It was a difficult time for me, and I just didn't have the mental or physical energy to continue the practice ( Read more... )

I picked this up via twitter: New bill would make conversion insufficient for Israeli citizenshipI am angry ( Read more... )