Okay, I often use this space to whine and bitch and moan. This post isn't about the boo-hoo, I swear ( Read more... )

Excuse me for that Beyonce moment for a minute - it could not be helped. Today is National Cancer Survivor's Day, and I'm feeling both grateful and sad. It's been almost 19 months from my diagnosis date, 14 months since I finished chemo, and 9.5 months out from the end of radiation, and sometimes it still feels like I heard the horrible news just ( Read more... )

I've asked this question before, but why is it that the time passes so quickly when I have a day off, but it goes sooo damn slowly when I have to work? It's not like I did anything exciting for my long holiday weekend and it was as hot and humid as hell here, but still. It was nice to be able to:

Go to my favorite local organic farm and buy some ( Read more... )

Yes, yes, it's true - my laptop has been treated and released from the hospital, and now she's back home, safe. (Until the next time I have to send her back to the company - since this was the second time in 15 months, I figure it's just a matter of time ( Read more... )

And if suckity is not a word, it damn well should be. Let me count the ways:

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Got these questions from ndnickerson, like, a week ago and it's taken me ENTIRELY too long to post the responses. (It's also taken me entirely too long to update my journal, but that's a different story.) There are other lists of questions that I'll probably tackle - all in good time!

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...is this thing on? After lurking on others' blogs and journals for far too long, I've decided to get brave and dip my toe into the polluted, possibly overcrowded waters ( Read more... )