Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting.
I haven’t been to Lake Michigan yet. At all. Pretty much ever.
Category: Writing
Of Existencial Dread and Ex-Wives
14,455 Days Alive
5 Years Divorced as of 23rd April of This Year
2nd Place in Tonight’s Magic: The Gathering Game
1.5 Years Since Mom Died
1 Chocolate Coke Float Imbibed
I’m not doing great tonight. In the last few days, a bunch of people have brought up my ex-wife in conversation. It happened again today.
Continue reading “Of Existencial Dread and Ex-Wives”Prompt Answer: Pet Understanding One Thing
If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?
My poor baby Spock, if I could make him understand one thing, it would be that the daily shots are to help him not hurt him. He’s diabetic. I think he knows because he waits for the injection as he’s eating.
And I don’t worry that he somehow doesn’t know that I love him. I’ve had him fourteen years. He knows he’s loved. He knows he’s his Mama’s lovebug.
Prompt Answer: First Name
Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.
I’m named for Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt.
Prompt Answer: Good Leader
What makes a good leader?
What makes a good leader is good communication skills, both speaking and listening, compassion, and dedication.
Prompt Answer: Communication Online
In what ways do you communicate online?
Discord servers, messenger apps, former Twitter, now BlueSky, sometimes Tumblr, Facebook, or just video calls.
Prompt Answer: Right Now Snacking
What snack would you eat right now?
I’d love to eat some popcorn right now!
Prompt Answer: Crazy Business Idea
Come up with a crazy business idea.
A Midnight Cafe. Only open from seven p.m to six a.m., it would be a haven for the night owls, a safe space for community gatherings, and have low cost laundry facilities, a trio of game rooms, and a cafe with a take one leave one library.
Of Snow and Shredded Chicken
14,441 Days Alive
10th Chapter of Crows at the Crossroads Beta Read
2 Shredded Chicken Chimichangas for Dinner
I work makeup today. For funies, why not? I don’t do it often, but maybe I should. I enjoy feeling better about myself, even if the dysmorphia kicks my ass sometimes.
Continue reading “Of Snow and Shredded Chicken”Of Copays and Coupons
14,439 Days Alive
11 Chapters Written for Crows at the Crossroads
9.5 A1C Down from 11.8
1 New Medication to Start This Weekend
I’ve got a new mental health maraca (read: medication) to pick up tomorrow after work.
Continue reading “Of Copays and Coupons”Prompt Answer: Do Differently
What could you do differently?
I could get more sleep, hydrate more, get paid more?
I could worry less and hope for better more?
This is a little too vague to be answered, methinks.
Prompt Answer: Thinking About the Past or Future
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?
Both? I have anxiety and trauma in great amounts, so I think a lot about why I do things and what I could do to make things better for myself and my loved ones.
Of Pulled Pork and Politics
14,432 Days Alive
6 Pieces of Bacon Eaten
3 Cakes of Yarn Wound
1 Yarn Bowl in Use
Mac and I went to breakfast with his younger brother this morning. He’s a bit of a right wing nut, but a pleasant person to burn an hour with if one has to be socia, so long as things don’t turn to political talk.
Except it did.
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