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
Life
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
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?
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This piece was originally written for a writing exercise about two years ago. The prompt was "Fairytell - with a twist." I re-edited it for publication this evening mostly because I spent the day with my tumultuous two-year old and was unable to finish editing the piece I had originally planned. Life is awesome, but unexpected. What’ll I … Continue reading Today’s post is brought to you by…
Trigger Words & Terribleness
This has been a pretty lousy week, full of darkness and doubt; a family friend lost a battle with cancer; a co-worker lost her baby; and we lost a furry member of our extended family. I know that I am one person, and that there were many people fighting their own battles this week. It seems … Continue reading Trigger Words & Terribleness
Music Music Everywhere
Music is truly magical. It reaches out and touches each of us in different ways. Across distance and time, across oceans and through the air, music has a way of making us feel. When I think of different moments in my life, I think of the soundtrack: the first song played in my new car … Continue reading Music Music Everywhere
A Plea for Reason
And it happens again. More violence. More hate. My Twitter timeline and Facebook Newsfeed are full of stories of people acting like animals. Messages and posts of how this group or that class or these people are taking away from us. How "we" need to be against "them," or they hate women, guns, law and order. It's … Continue reading A Plea for Reason
Sword & Quill 