Category Archives: Life and all That

Waiting for Disaster

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

This isn’t a meandering, depressing essay about inadequacy, in case you were wondering. It’s more a surprised realization of how often I tend to sit idly by and wait for disaster to strike, and why. My adopted brother David and … Continue reading →

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Some days I don’t feel human

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

Because I’m fat, I don’t deserve nice clothes. I don’t deserve nice people, either. I don’t deserve money or success. I certainly don’t deserve sympathy… Continue reading →

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The Price of Friendship

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

One thing I’ve had to come to terms with, though, is that sometimes friendship isn’t about you. Sometimes people have their own issues… Continue reading →

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Character, Right and Wrong

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

If the idea of “respecting an individual’s choices” has morphed into “you may not criticize anyone, ever, for any reason, not even for LYING” then sign me out Continue reading →

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f.lux owns my soul…or, at least, my sleep

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

I have had insomnia for two nights in a row. For the last two years, outside of illnesses, this has been unusual for me. Continue reading →

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2013 is balancing out (I won some money!)

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

I had high hopes at the start of 2013, most of which consisted of “this is not going to be a replay of 2012 or someone who is not me is going to get hurt.” So far, so good! To … Continue reading →

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Self-hate

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

A tl;dr post about body image issues, shame, and self-loathing. You have been warned. Continue reading →

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MLK day…the difference a year makes.

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

On January 17th, 2012, I woke up, rolled out of bed and fell down. Continue reading →

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Inappropriate

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

But clearly the solution is just the opposite: embrace who I am, celebrate my inappropriate personality, and create my own place to belong. Continue reading →

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Baring it

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

But being mediocre isn’t a destination or a life-sentence. It’s a stage, it’s part of “getting better” that I can’t skip over. Continue reading →

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