Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
13,870 Days Alive
3 Days, 14 Hours Till Wheels Up on the Road-trip
2 Air Mattresses to Return
1 Worrying Pain in My Side
Originally, Mellon and I were going to sleep on a pair of super-nice air mattresses. But that plan has changed! We’re getting a hotel near J and Beau’s place in Ohio.
Continue reading “Of Music and Money”
13,869 Days Alive
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I’m in so much pain I’m afraid to eat dinner.
Continue reading “Of Meals and Misery”
13,868 Days Alive
5 Days, 12 Hours Til the Roadtrip to J and Beau!
2 Books Borrowed from Mae
So, Mellon’s friend Bo has a wife, who I will call Mae. She’s a really crafty, kind woman who is a voracious reader.
Continue reading “Of Books and Borrowing”
13,863 Days Alive
1 Birthday Cake Ordered
Well, I had a panic attack today. Because I ordered myself a birthday cake. It’s from a mom and pop bakery near where J and Beau live.
Continue reading “Of Parties and Pasta”
13,831 Days Alive
2 Slices of Pizza Eaten
I talked J into buying an old typewriter today! Mellon and I are also talking about going to see them and Charles for the weekend before my birthday in late June.
Continue reading “Of Typewriters and Talking”
13,827 Days Alive
121 Miles Driven in the Dark, Rainy Night
5 Games of Mahjong Played
2 Games of Mahjong Won!
1 Plate of Nachos Eaten
I had nachos for dinner at a Denny’s with Mellon outside of Michigan City, Indiana at half past midnight this morning.
Continue reading “Of Tiles and Travel”
13,819 Days Alive
We’re at our Saturday Pathfinder game and I left my new Haruhi Hitlock, my Strix crack shot, mini-figurine at home. Boo.
Continue reading “Of Haruhi and Horchata”
13,817 Days Alive
$2,498.90 for One Month of Meds Without Insurance
3 Slices of Pizza Eaten for Dinner
Well, my meds, or my insulins at least, are again financially out of my reach for at least the next six weeks or so. I get insurance on June first. My other meds I can use GoodRx to afford.
Continue reading “Of Insulin and Impossibility”
13,805 Days Alive
10.5 Hours Till I Start My New Job
1 Amazing Weekend
Oh. My. Gods. This weekend was spectacular! We went to Chicago for the weekend: Mellon, his sister Rin, her two kids Axton and Opal, and her partner Leif. It was so much fun.
Continue reading “Of Shifting Plans and Starting Anew”
13,804 Days Alive
1,303 Days Straight on Duolingo
19 Booster Packs Cracked
1 Ice Cream Cone Enjoyed
I bloody slept all day. Like, woke up at nine thirty to eat breakfast, stayed up till maybe eleven am? And then passed back out till 4:30pm.
Continue reading “Of Photos and Phyrexians”
13,792 Days Alive
302 Words Written for Camp NaNoWriMo
I’m craving a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for some reason. Grape, of course; and creamy peanut butter, maybe on the Hawaiian keto bread that is five goddamned dollars a loaf.
Continue reading “Of Sleepiness and Sandwiches”
13,791 Days Alive
2 End Tables Built
1 Large Popcorn Shared with Mellon
We went to the movies today! Only the second time I’ve been since the pandemic started. We went to go see Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. I highly enjoyed it.
Continue reading “Of Honor and Handsome Furniture”
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