We've been keeping busy here ( Read more... )

In Croatia, the only time that I felt free was when I went to sleep. I didn't have to feel guilty for ignoring others or worry about missing a chore. I could hug my plush lobster as much as I wanted. I didn't have to listen in order to react and respond to others. I could stretch out and listen to my own music and not say anything. I could ( Read more... )

That's how the past few months have felt. I haven't been able to keep up with things. It's been a hectic mix of wonderful and awful ( Read more... )

My last month in DC, I was too busy to focus ( Read more... )

River: Let's go!Even though I may be shy in conversation, I leap at the opportunity for adventure! So, one sunny day in DC, I hopped on board a little schooner with a smile. I was ready for training to become a member of the ship's crew! I didn't know a sail cover from a standing line, but I was eager to learn. I listened attentively as the ( Read more... )

River: Okay.I don't handle interruptions well. Externally, I think I simply pause, perhaps a little sadly. Internally, my gears lurch to a sudden stop and click hesitantly in place, lost. My system hurts and can't resume. That place where I was is gone. To rebuild it would take just as long as it took to establish the first time. So instead, ( Read more... )

From October through January I struggled off and on with sickness. I caught a few colds and got something like the flu in the new year. I'm still trying to build up my strength and get back into a normal routine. I keep getting overwhelmed by house roommate changes, the weather, work, chores, etc ( Read more... )

The skies are light when I leave the office these days. The wind is still cold, though. Every few days, there is snow in the morning. One morning this past week, the visibility was so low and the snowflakes so large that I thought I was inside a snowglobe ( Read more... )

God knows me ( Read more... )

Churn churn.
Thus spins the little blue wheel.
Though it looks more like it's stuck...

On replay: Andrew Sega's Remix of After All by Delerium and Disparate Youth by Santigold ( Read more... )