Last Tuesday, December 27th, 2022, my beloved uncle Mike died at home, surrounded by his loved ones. I'm not going to be able to make it back to Indiana for his service today, so I'd like to share some of my memories of him and as a way to put my grief out there somewhere other than my own head ( Read more... )

Today I paid off a 5 year loan I took out to buy a white cargo van. My ex had found it on CL and since it had a solar panel and converter, he could recharge his chair batteries in it while we were travelling. It had also been converted into a camper, with a bed and storage. The owner had been living in it but finally found a good paying job and an ( Read more... )

Today I assisted on an arson investigation.

I learned that even a few days after the fire is put out, the burned ground is still hot.

I am such a terrible procrastinator. Procrastinatrix? I keep wanting to write and keep putting it off. I do a lot of report writing at my job, but never seem to have the energy or motivation to write about more personal stuff. Well, no better time than the present ( Read more... )

There is this place I go whenever I hear Air's Moon Safari. It's a period when I first moved to Columbus and felt such joy to be exploring a new city. It feels optimistic, pure, innocent, and free, that point in my early twenties after leaving a bad relationship and a town full of memories I didn't want to remember. Of course, time goes by and ( Read more... )

Today I spent the day with J's family remembering his abuelita, who passed away in Guatemala last Thursday at the age of 101. His mother V showed us the video her family took of the funeral procession to the graveyard and laying her to rest in the colorfully painted tomb. From all the people who attended, she was well known and well loved in her ( Read more... )

It really is something to walk through a grocery store, watching all the people wearing masks as they're looking for items among the depleted shelves while David Lee Roth's version of Just a Gigolo is blaring on the soundsystem. The name of the cashier who rang up my groceries is Destiny. At least that's what her name tag said ( Read more... )

My hours at work have been drastically cut short. I'm still on call for major crime incidents, but my day to day duties have been curtailed to a few hours a week. I left work today before two pm, came home, ate leftovers, and took a depression nap. I hate not working. I've worked since I was in middle school and I go into low-key panic mode when I' ( Read more... )

A friend of mine from my Outland days died. From what I understand, they were in the hospital for the flu (not Covid-19), were discharged, and found unresponsive in their home yesterday. They were around my age, and left behind a daughter. When I first heard, I thought it might be suicide. They were genderfluid, and I know they sometimes struggled ( Read more... )

So many places are shut down. Building projects stopped in the middle of contruction. Schools have been closed. We go for walks every evening after dinner and see other people out walking their dogs or walking with their partners. The restaurants are open for take out, but the tables and chairs are stacked up and pushed aside so there is no doubt ( Read more... )