I can't be funny today. I can't be inquisitive or creative today. I can only survive. I can only keep walking. Keep breathing. Keep trying. Last week I wanted to post this great peice about Thanksgiving and how we can come together and celebrate as a nation and humanity what we have. But I couldn't. … Continue reading Looking Forward
Not-So-Much Fiction
The Bell’s (Palsy) Are Ringing, Part 2
Welcome back. Thank you to everyone that reached out to say they had no idea, or to make sure I am doing ok. It is also amazing how many have their own stories to share. It amazes me every time. This week is the conclusion to last week's story. If you missed it, please check out Part 1. … Continue reading The Bell’s (Palsy) Are Ringing, Part 2
Peace for Paris
Paris. I have had a love affair with Paris for as long as I can remember. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Hemingway. Toulouse Lautrec. These are the characters that fill my head. I always imagined living on the Left Bank, La Rive Gauche. Of getting up at sun rise, watching the sunlight glitter over the rooftops, drinking lattes … Continue reading Peace for Paris
The Bell’s (Palsy) Are Ringing, Part 1
The day started like every other day. I was the opening lead for the Disneyland Monorail, so it started early; 6 am as I look back at my calendar. It was a crisp early December morning, the kind in Southern California that make you think that just maybe, this year will be an actual winter. … Continue reading The Bell’s (Palsy) Are Ringing, Part 1
Two Weeks
My blog informs me that it has been 15 days since I've posted. So that is another two week gap. Looking back across my posts there are several of them; every one of them were during an attack. I hate feeling this way. Feeling as if getting out of bed is the biggest hurdle of the … Continue reading Two Weeks
Conspicuous Consumption
There's too much. There is just too much. You can't turn around anymore without seeing it. Without being told about how much you need something, how much better this is than that. I know that I currently work for a company that enables this kind of behavior, and that doesn't help either. There's just too much … Continue reading Conspicuous Consumption
Relative Thoughts of a 32-year-Old
I'm going to be real with you guys for a minute; it is almost my birthday. This has put me in a thoughtful mood. About all the things I thought I would do before I got into my thirties; the trips I would go on, and the books I would write. The house bought and … Continue reading Relative Thoughts of a 32-year-Old
Apple News, umm…news.
Hello Everyone! iOS 9 came out on September 16, and introduced many new and exciting features. I'm not here to talk about any of them. Except one. Apple News! The app, not the clickbait-y article from Buzzed or MacRumors or wherever. News allows you to control the content you receive, and create an aggregate from … Continue reading Apple News, umm…news.
I solemnly swear to be Furiously Happy
In early January 2012, I read a blog post that affected everything in my life. I was not in a great place in most parts of my life, and this post really helped me to understand myself a little better. It was written by Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess. I had stumbled upon her blog at … Continue reading I solemnly swear to be Furiously Happy
Anyone else felt a little bagel lately?
I'm tired. Not the normal, I've got a two-year old and have to get up early kind of tired. No, this is the really fun tired of Depression. The kind of apathetic, bland, insipid tired that makes you want to do nothing but sit in a dark room and stare at a wall. Except I can't … Continue reading Anyone else felt a little bagel lately?
Sword & Quill 