I've been reading a lot of Feminist blogs recently on Facebook and whatnot. And I've been going through a lot of personal transitions and thought processes, brought about in a number of ways ( Read more... )

My grandfather, Jay, he died this morning in his sleep. He didn't suffer. He had his wits about him til the day he died. My family was prepared for his passing. Except for me. I was not prepared. I was caught off guard. I am sad and I am dealing, but I'm not sure of how to proceed ( Read more... )

It's been a while ( Read more... )

I have been doing an extensive amount of research into names, name meanings and naming conventions in Western Culture over the past several months. I have made numerous lists, decisions and compromises based on feedback of the people who are contributing to/ supporting my soon-to-be son ( Read more... )

So life is reduced down to frustrations and our willingness to deal with said frustrations. My roommates nolonger want to be roommates, not with me or each other or anybody for that matter. Our lease is up in like 4 months and they're worried about not being able to pay rent til then. Everyone's health is made of fail because of all this stress ( Read more... )

approximately 5:45am today ( Read more... )

This is hands down the busiest week of my life since I got married to Lee. Not unironically, in less than two days it will be Sarah's graduation from high school. In just a few short months, she'll be turning 18. My mini-me is all growed up. Only she's just about outgrown me, for which I could not be any happier. Sissy is my hero as much as I seem ( Read more... )

Boys are dumb. Girls are stupid and mean. Life is hard. Love is painful. relationships are scary, but not nearly as much as the lack of them ( Read more... )

Get well/ get groceries and eat better, drink more water and less soda. Spend less money on food while at work ( Read more... )

I wanted to post this when I had the time and energy to maintain composure and be articulate, so I put off my inicial reactions to the last couple of days until now. Two days ago, on the 19th, what should have been my and Dani's 10 month marker, I saw him in court. I talked to the judge in open court about reducing the in-place no-contact ( Read more... )