I think I've lost my ability to forgive.

Excuses make today easy, but they make tomorrow hard.

Discipline makes today hard, but it makes tomorrow easy.

Hmmmm. I like that quote.

Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed. - GK Chesterson

I don't know who GK Chesterson is but that quote took a dark turn for sure.

I think part of why I miss what LJ used to be is that I missed having something to talk about. My life since 2004 has become incredibly small. I've tried working, I've tried connecting with people... but I am different than I used to be. I am truly disabled. I can type with only my left hand, even though I'm right-handed, and the number of ( Read more... )

I eat Sriracha every day. I love it. I can't get enough of it.

But today... it's too hot. How is that even possible?

I tried a 30-day streak before and I liked it a lot. But I got over-zealous and injured my back. I'm getting old.

But I've recovered and I'm ready to try again. So today is day 1. Okay, here goes....

So lately my obsession is Watercolor and John Lurie. I'm trying to create on instinct and gut. It's fun until I go too far and ruin it. Which I do, 90% of the time ( Read more... )

I saw my nephew yesterday. I used to babysit him. I helped teach him how to speak clearly. When he was 6, he'd baby talk his words. Things like NAPKIN. He'd say Na kin. I'd bribe him with chicken nuggets to say the words correctly. He was speaking very clearly by the end of the summer. That was in the 80's when chicken nuggets very very ( Read more... )

I keep coming back here. I think I'm trying to recreate what I had here in the early 2000's. That ship has sailed.

Me:

Keep track of what the estate planners sell. The IRS will be taxing our earnings.

Bro:

I'm putting the jewelry in storage. The estate planners won't be selling it.

Me:

I don't think we are talking about the same thing but I think you'll be fine.

Bro:

Oops. I thought you said 'earrings'.