My year of change continues. Last year, at about this time, I moved houses and reduced my commute to three minutes ( Read more... )

Favorite Thing #6 I think I'm one of like two people that love Arizona in the summer. I love the bright sunshine and the struggle of the plant life to survive in overwhelming and oppressive heat. I love the oppressive heat. I love the feel of the sun baking into my skin and heating it. I'm always cold because of poor circulation so it's lovely to ( Read more... )

#2 Favorite Thing:

In no discernable order, my second item to discuss as a favorite thing is:


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I've been going back and forth on whether to post this or not but I've decided to just go ahead with it. Some of this isn't my story to tell but I don't think the context is completely apparent without sharing my mother's story, as well.

On Chris Brown, Tolerance, Domestic Violence and Victim BlamingI'm appalled at the way that Chris Brown has ( Read more... )

Rather than fixating on how stressed and annoyed I am, how about a celebratory post?

DADT has been repealed! WOOHOO! About damned time! Plus, Someone I know just got married. I love that they timed it so that as the repeal went into effect, they were getting married. Couldn't happen to nicer people, as far as I'm concerned. I'm only sad cause I ( Read more... )

Anyone going to Star Trek Las Vegas? elanorofcastile and I are going and I think it'd be fun to meet up with a bunch of slashers. Anyone?

The teaser trailer for Assassin's Creed: Embers is up. here. Oh my heart. Seriously, just gah. This game series just about breaks my heart. I love Altair, don't get me wrong, but Ezio has a special place in my heart. I think ( Read more... )

Finished and submitted by biowarebang fic but it looks like my artist dropped with no notice to anyone. So, um, yayes? This always seems to happen to me. I am normally the one that gets the pinch hit and, in all attempts to not be snarky, you can sort of tell the pinch hits ( Read more... )

Spent today working at the main job as my boss is in Bali and I'm doing her job plus mine for three weeks. A bit stressed, can't think, blahblahblah. I literally pulled my hair out in frustration/stress the other day. I watched hair sprinkle down onto my paperwork and realized it was time to take a break ( Read more... )

I haven't posted lately because honestly? The only thing going on in my life is work (and not very exciting work at that).

I had my first paid speaking gig on "Employee Engagement: Inspiring Employees to be Well". It's just mindboggling that I get paid to tell people that if they talk to their employees, their employees will talk back.

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I started back at Fry's though I called out on Saturday. There were multiple reasons ( Read more... )