So...the potential impending demise of LJ (I know, there are still some peope on staff, and there have been no formal announcements, but sometimes the writing just feels like its on the wall) combined with my increased level of busy-ness has led me to the decision to eliminate both my LJ and Twitter accounts. I may also close out both of my ( Read more... )

( Check out today's tweets, if you wanna... )

( Check out today's tweets, if you wanna... )

Went to see Milk last night. Gus Van Sant can sometimes lose control of his movies, but I think that he was masterful here. I remember seeing the candlelight vigil on the news when Harvey Milk died. All those people lining the streets of San Francisco. I was too young to know the political turmoil happening at the time, but I'll never forget that ( Read more... )

I have to post two things today, because bedtime came before I was able to post yesterday ( Read more... )

6. Today I'm grateful for Jared. He's such a great kid. Scratch that, young man. His adaptability, wit, perceptiveness, and charisma make me proud. I feel lucky to be his mom.

5. Today I'm grateful for the strength of my relationship with Ben. I'm not sure that words can describe how much he means to me, and how lucky I feel to have found someone that enables me to be more alive and completely me than I ever thought was possible.

4. Today I'm grateful for my soon-to-be in laws. They've really welcomed me and Jared, and made us feel a part of the family.

3. Today I'm grateful for the 24-hour CVS pharmacy. Without it, there would have been no way to refill my asthma inhaler, and the family would have spent our first Christmas Eve together in the emergency room. A story to be told for years, to be sure, but I'll settle for the more low key option of a simple dinner at home and finishing unpacking the ( Read more... )

2. I'm grateful to have had such a warm and welcoming roof over our heads for the last 12 months. Tonight I say goodbye to the house on Cambourne. Under its roof, a new love bloomed full, a teenager blossomed, and a four-legged family member took root. In many ways I never fully settled in, but in other ways it was more a home than I've ever known ( Read more... )