Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
13,302 Days Alive
16+/- Till my Flight Back to Tampa
4 Hours Working at the Costume Shop
2 Helpings of the Papas’ Vegetarian Lasagna
I’m happily exhausted today. Helped Papa Ben for several hours at his shop today. Sorted and measured costumes for his needing to be finished production of Elf that he’s working on.
Continue reading “Of Helping and Happiness”
13,300 Days Alive
815 Days Straight on Duolingo
14 Years Since I Last Saw Cousin Wixor
3 New Cats I’ve Made Friends With
1 New Book of Shadows
So I got to reunite with my “cousin“ Wixor today. We’ve not seen one another since 2007.
Continue reading “Of Cousins and Cats”
13,299 Days Alive
400 Years Since the First Thanksgiving
It’s a complicated thing, American history. But this isn’t a soapbox to speak of the slaughter and decimation of native peoples.
Today, for me, is about family.
Continue reading “Thanksgiving 2021”
13,297 Days Alive
T-Minus 30 Hours to Takeoff
19 Holiday Cards Made
2 Days without Writing
I’m going to bed but here’s the thing: tomorrow is gonna be bananas. I’ve got work till noon, then a trip to the airport and a flight at 4:30 EST back home.
Continue reading “Of Packed Bags and Planes”
28,265 Words Written for NaNoWriMo
13,295 Days Alive
3 Days Till Chicago!
0 Cards Finished
Today did not go as planned.
Continue reading “Of Holiday Cards and Horror”
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13,294 Days Alive
4 Days Till Chicago!
Too tired to give a damn about anything. And hurting. Couldn’t even stomach dinner.
I’m going to bed.
Take your meds, folks.
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13,293 Days Alive
809 Days Straight on Duolingo
60 Holiday Cards to Make
5 Days Till Chicago
So, we watched some classic Christmas movies tonight! The first Home Alone and then, my favorite: Die Hard.
Continue reading “Of Puns and Preparations”
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13,292 Days Alive
808 Days Straight on Duolingo
Man, I’m so worried something is going to go pear-shaped for my trip home.
Continue reading “Of Waterdeep and Worry”
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13,291 Days Alive
7 Days Till Chicago!
I am exhausted. But I got to have a cup of tea after work, which was nice.
Continue reading “Of Takeout and Tea”
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13,290 Days Alive
806 Days Straight on Duolingo
8 Days Till Chicago!
Fen and I were in a holiday movie mood this evening. We first thought to watch Die Hard. Instead, we settled on another Christmas classic: the live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carrey.
Continue reading “Of Grinches and Giggles”
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13,289 Days Alive
9 Days Till Chicago
My fasting sugars have been running stupidly high as of late. I haven’t gotten them back under control yet. But I am working on it.
Continue reading “Of Countdowns and Cluster Headaches”
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13,288 Days Alive
308 Days Straight on Duolingo
1 New Project and TV Show
Cleo came over today. We tried to make loaded baked potato soup but it didn’t work out well. But she introduced me to the second run of Roswell. It’s a really good show.
Continue reading “Of Roswell and Republic of Tea”
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13,287 Days Alive
I have a new recipe that Bill6 introduced me to: slow cooker white chicken chili.
Continue reading “Of Cider and Chili”
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