So today, on my way out of a {stressful} trip to the local post office, I encountered some petition jockeys who were brandishing posters of a photoshopped President Obama wearing an Adolf Hitler mustache, promoting some ridiculous drive to "Impeach Obama ( Read more... )

Hey hey LJ!  Long time no see, eh?

So, cliché as it is, it does seem like a good day for introspection.  In the year 2011:

• I got settled in to my new home in Washington.  I started seeing a new gender therapist, endocrinologist, and laser hair removal provider; I became a dog owner for the first time; and I think I really became part of the family ( Read more... )

To lay a little backstory for this post, it seems that in the year I have been living in Western Washington, the Land of Interesting and Delicious Foods, I have gained back around half of the 126 pounds I was so proud of losing.  :b  Joanne hasn't fared quite so badly (I think I have more portion-control issues recently) in that she hasn't actually ( Read more... )

Who would have thought that (basically) "Let me use two square feet of your space right here and I can give you free money" would be such a tough sell?

Wednesday I finally went out and approached some businesses about the possibility of having gumball machines in their stores; it didn't go quite as well as I had been hoping.  Joanne had sort of ( Read more... )

Chain of events ( Read more... )

So I have this weird reaction to the sound of glass breaking--for me it's probably the most sickening sound ever.  I don't think I have any memory of a traumatic childhood event that would explain it, or anything, though.  I have a sense that maybe it goes back to something that might have happened in a previous life.  I do sometimes think I have ( Read more... )

Nothing really deep today, just felt like sitting down and writing a little.

Bodie is going back and forth between being a perfect gentleman and being a rampaging psychopath.  Never anything in between, really.  I imagine a lot of kids are that way though, canine or otherwise.

My package from Japan that Jo bought for me came today.  I haven't opened ( Read more... )

So here I am again!  I'm not exactly keeping up with the "more frequent" journaling plan, but that's all the more reason I should write now, I guess.  Um, to briefly catch up, I did have my appointment with the endocrinologist finally, and found out that although E was in the normal range, my T was running really high.  He increased my estradiol ( Read more... )

So yesterday ended up a little bit weird too; Bodie gave us a scare in the morning with a hurt paw but recovered on his own by the afternoon, and then he was a little dork at puppy class and was picking on other puppies, so we have him scheduled for a special socialization session on Monday.

But! the week is ending on a better note.  I heard back ( Read more... )

I just got back to the house a little bit ago after taking Bodie for a walk at the neighborhood park.  I made two laps around, and he seems to be ready to rest a bit now.  "A tired puppy is a good puppy!" ;)

I had my next gender therapy session a couple of days ago, and ever since I got back, I've been throwing myself against a brick wall trying to ( Read more... )