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The cycles of life are interesting to me. I note my own tend toward the extremely elliptic; long straights with tight little curves. I’m feeling calm and it has that sense of a long stretch of it, which is nice. Settling back into a normal routine in the aftermath of the house hunt gone bust, implementing plans for a more successful run at it next year, getting things in order to decide if I’m moving or not when the lease expires in June, and resuming a steady routine for college work as well as shifting my perspective in relation to “real work” […]

I used to know this girl, way back in the old neighborhood. She was the kind of person everyone talked about wanting to be. I’m sure you’ve met the type; strong, independent, caring, wise, and always just slightly ahead of everyone else. She was the kind of person who never seemed to be caught off guard so, naturally, everyone wanted her to be their guard. It was odd, the way people gravitated to her. She was like some great magnet and people, well, I guess they couldn’t help themselves. It wasn’t that she was beautiful; though I suppose she was […]

Do you know what stinks the most about a rudimentary research assignment? It is that, 9 times out of 10, you have to do more in-depth research (of significantly deeper variety) to get the results you require than the level of detail postulated by the assignment itself. For example – this week’s end assignment is to create statistics, graphics, or diagrams supporting my chosen thesis topic (A position in support of phonics as a component of a balanced literacy curriculum to attain effectiveness in instilling early reader literacy). Mind you, my thesis goal is simply to have and support a position. Nothing more; […]

The annoyance of recent withdrawal finally passes on the crest of the next wave. Hah! Perspective is such a mutable thing, for all we treat it as if solid. Here I sit, panting with relief, and suddenly the partly cloudy sky is, instead, partly sunny. Amusing and poignant; I am taking a moment to be kind to myself. A gentle pat, “There, there, see? Everything is perfectly fine.” (chuckle) Soon to the automobile shop for goodness knows how long. Hopefully, a repair to the silly shift lock that has annoyed me for several months. Tomorrow morning, tires. Tomorrow, college work […]

Oddly enough, it fits. How amusing is that?! Today is a day of quiet domesticity. Entendre. Ouch. Fucker. Just pricked myself on an unexpected pin. Hrm. Wonder if three drops would net me the same result? Oh. Yes. Well. Sorry… forgot you where there I was. (cough) Never mind and er, carry on, won’t you? I am laughing softly for fiction and reality, how and where they play one another, and why. I am laughing as well for the simple fact that no one can tell (not even me). I am also laughing because most times, people play games to […]

“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.” — Audre Lorde I realize that I am woefully behind on reading meaningful things. I intend to address it; see it made right. Likely I will use the time I have been trying to spend on the rapidly deflating notion of “being social”, particularly as I am finding that it, like so much of life, is an illusory excuse for making a lot of noise without really […]

Today has been unremarkable. I lost a chunk of work thanks to an immature tool which serves as the only repository for the information I generate. I’d ask for a rollback, only it would roll everyone back because hey, we don’t segregate like that. Besides, I’d just lose it again the next time I try the same action. So, instead, I’ll spend tomorrow morning recreating it. Meh. At least tomorrow is a half day. Not much else to report. I’ve got to haul the car in for maintenance tomorrow and it’s likely to be costly. Also, tires. The rest of […]

Yes, I was right. Yes, I am. Yes, I do. Yes, me, too.