When I was a kid and heard about The Great Depression, I used to wonder a lot about that word. What exactly was it? Was everyone just sad all of the sudden? I heard about despair and loss. There were people in my family who "lost everything" in the Great Depression and had to build it all up again afterward. One person ended up in a mental ( Read more... )

Everybody around me is falling apart and I'm just crumbling beneath them.

Today I learned what I am not: I am NOT a Reform Jew. I don't yet know what I am, although Judaism is seeming more than answer than I ever expected. It meshes incredibly well with aikido and I am following traditions I never knew/thought I could before. I know this is going to be an incredibly long road but the more I learn and think and come up ( Read more... )

Well things are rough... money, not so good... allergies, FML. I had to use my summer camp money to pay bills. I am picking up another family, losing another, gaining a TriCare one... so I'm kind of maintaining a constant poor. I can live but it's not much fun and games, and most painfully, I have to miss Summer Camp, something I did NOT ( Read more... )

- They still love me at work. My kids all adore me which feels good and parents seem pleased. They are all doing well ( Read more... )

Well, I don't think I'm alone in waving 2009 merrily away. I don't think many are sentimental about this one. We're still watching and waiting to see if Obama can make good on his promises, though let's face it, he's a politician. I don't expect to see much Change til election year. I think Bill called that one, but I guess we'll wait and see ( Read more... )

I really need to be living in Charleston. It's where I belong... I always have... but my visit there this week made me realize something awesome... I think I've become likable. I've never been good at first impressions... I'd get nervous and say stupid shit and perseverate and yeah, I was always an acquired taste. But in Charleston, everyone I ( Read more... )

This almost ruined my day ( Read more... )

First and foremost: I REACHED AND SURPASSED 50K TONIGHT!!! The story is coming out well too... it's funny, I had a few little milestones in the story and the story itself just sort of took over and made its own paths to them... it's been full of fun surprises. I'd say I'm about 1/3 of the way through... maybe a little less. This is definitely ( Read more... )

Today sucked. But I did sit in front of a tray full of brownies having skipped lunch without eating one.

NaNo is taking up the time I'd use to write on here but I don't think I need to write in it every day anymore. Maybe once a week.