"I Had a Stroke at 33," which many of my friends on FB linked, left me weeping and briefly non-functional in the middle of a work day. (Take that as a warning if you decide to follow the link). I texted Matt afterward just to say "life is so fragile ( Read more... )

I decided that rather than continuing to wallow in my writerly angst, I needed to actually get back on track. May 1st seemed like a good time for new beginnings. Back in the North Country, trilliums would be blooming; it was the start of the new year in Riverun, that liminal dream world I created in my backyard as a teenager ( Read more... )

Very, very tired today. I had late nights both Saturday and Sunday, and the Daylight Savings Time switchover didn't help ( Read more... )

I took Brianna and Burnbright to the vet this morning--nothing alarming, just for vaccinations. (Lirazel had her turn last week). The hardest part was getting the Blueberry up the hill to the vet's office with an inch of fresh snow on the ground. They had wellness checks in May, with blood work, because they're both señor gatos now, so there was ( Read more... )

I posted this on Facebook, but it's so delightful I had to share again here, for those who missed it: Literary Trysts It Gives Me Great Joy To Think About: Oscar Wilde and Walt WhitmanThe sex lives of famous historical people seems to be a continuing interest of mine. Um ( Read more... )

I haven't been writing, either here or in general. I've kind of been in hermit mode--a little incongruous for the season, but there it is. I've been spending a lot of time playing Skyrim, knitting, rewatching Arrested Development, and poking about in the woods or on the lake with Matt.

In the Skyrim front: ( The continuing adventures of Morvayna and Br'ihnassi )

A lot of my friends have been linking to this Onion article: Find The Thing You're Most Passionate About, Then Do It On Nights And Weekends For The Rest Of Your LifeThis is... relevant to mah interests ( Read more... )

Matt and I went back on phase one of South Beach this weekend. (I say this here for accountability reasons). I've planned out my menus for the week, so I should be set... except, of course, for those meals we eat at other people's houses, alas. And _dragonwolf_'s beer tasting on Friday, which I agreed to attend without thinking. Ah well? Can I moderate? We'll ( Read more... )

From "Why We Love Narcissists (At First)" @ PsyBlog

To find out social psychologist Mitja Back and colleagues decided to investigate (Back et al., 2010). They asked 73 freshman students who had never met before to introduce themselves to the rest of the class, one by one. Each person was rated by all the others on how likeable they were as well as ( Read more... )