Things I have learned whilst painting my bedroom ( Read more... )

Went for a walk late this afternoon, just before sunset, and interrupted two owls. Big owls. Screeched and hooted. One must have been a juvenile, the other definitely an adult -- that one didn't like me around at all, and flew off with a rabbit (or something that size). The slightly smaller one kept staring at me, and then the ground under it, and ( Read more... )

This is fascinating.
Core internet institutions, long allied or overseen by the U.S., move toward international governance./

Not that many folks still read me here, but Elise is looking to make some luscious jewelry sales before Wiscon.

And just like that, I quit meditating. I'd been meditating regularly for months. It was good for me, kept me stable, helped me process some emotional issues. I'd spend a half-hour doing a self-guided visualization meditation and another half-hour writing about it. It wasn't a Buddhist "sit" by any means-- it was more guided imagery with a side of ( Read more... )

Had a rough day yesterday -- not hard, not filled with obstacles, but... one of those "oh, shit, I'm spiraling down again and I don't care" days. When depression feels normal and the way things ought to be ( Read more... )

This first week of 2013, I am grateful for:
Moments of clarity
Glimpses and recognition of progress
Fantastic food, generous hosts and the ability and friendship to linger over it for two hours
(dar Essalam is fantastic)
Motivation in its various forms
Honest and skilled business owners
snuggly cats
Downtime

Wasted most of my eve online.
*sigh*

Here, have a cookie...Bogie Baggins. Ganked from someone smarter'n me.

Had a good afternoon; crit group met and discussed the books we'd read this year, brain candy and learning epiphanies and inspirations alike.

Realized I hadn't written out my "what I've read this year" in some time. So, lessee. ( This year I've read... )

Cat? If you're gonna try to climb up into my lap, DO NOT have a spider crawling on your whiskers. SERIOUSLY.

Tee. hee.
The real reason the Mines of Moria got messy for our heros.
from jaylake

Have been online very little. Will be online less. Am accomplishing more, although I feel like I am traveling in circles. Today, in actuality I traveled for ... er... seven or eight hours. There was a loop in there but it was mostly forward. Tired now.