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Hope, or the Lack Thereof

Detail of The Death of Socrates. A disciple is handing Socrates a goblet of hemlock...

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Did you ever have a blanket for as a kid? My brother and I often...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Expectations versus Reality

I guess I expected something better. I had three days of fantastic, and then on...

September 24, 2014

In and Out: Inpatient, Part One

I really hadn’t planned on it. Otherwise I wouldn’t have worn tights. Last Wednesday, September...

May 2014

May 06, 2014

Enough, already!

One of the big warning signs that I’m getting more depressed is irrationality. That, and...

March 2014

March 06, 2014

A Difference in Perspective

There’s nothing like seeing a metaphor come to life right in front of you to...

October 2013

October 09, 2013

When it’s not helping

I wanted to get better. And conventional wisdom told me that writing in my diary...

October 05, 2013

I’m not her any more. I’m not. I used to be her… the one who...

September 2013

September 12, 2013

Just pretending

I am a fake. I’m pretending to be normal, and if they find out, something...

June 2013

June 20, 2013

No telephone psychic, no gypsy fortuneteller, no prophet of Biblical renown could have predicted it....

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July 15, 2011

Walking On Sunshine, or, Out of the Tar Pit

No day in La Brea for me today! No, ma’am! I did everything I could...

August 2009

August 06, 2009

Big housecleaning day

It's now almost 1:30 p.m., and it's time to begin the big housecleaning push. I've...

July 2009

July 30, 2009

Making OCD work FOR me???

I've often heard people jokingly remark about how they know someone whose house is so...

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