I was born a girl, but spent most of my childhood wishing I were a boy. Not because I wanted to be a boy, mind you, but because being a girl seemed so limited. Both in my native culture (Taiwanese) and in my surrounding culture (American). I was told that girls can’t climb trees, should… Continue Reading
I’m still riding the Elden Ring (FromSoft) high. I’ve watched the gameplay footage several times and will watch it again several times today, I’m sure. There’s a closed beta for it this weekend, but it’s only consoles, unfortunately. I’m going to pre-order the game, but I’m not sure which edition. Normally, I–well, back up a… Continue Reading
Elden Ring. Let me just repeat that. Elden Ring. Roughly twenty minutes of gameplay was released today and I. Am. Stoked. I am on my third watching of the footage and will probably continue to watch it all day long. Let’s rewind a bit. A month before I went into the hospital, there was talk… Continue Reading
I got my lab results yesterday. My heart doc was so pleased to tell me the news, he sent it twice! More likely, his office sent it twice. Either way, it tickled me. All my labs are normal or within acceptable limits. That is good news! It’s not unexpected, though, as my doc said my… Continue Reading
It’s November, which means it’s NaNoWriMo! Was I planning on doing it before my hospital visit? Not really. Would I have ended up doing something for it? Probably. I usually do because, well, it’s there. Why not? I’m going to be writing, anyway. Why not do NaNoWriMo? I can start a new novel and whip… Continue Reading
When I first started wearing my heart monitor, I thought I would lose my mind before the month ended. It was supposed to be so easy. The heart nurse assured me that it was easy to put on. The company would call me and walk me through it. I could essentially set it and forget… Continue Reading
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. This quote is attributed to Einstein even though there is no evidence that he said it. Regardless of origin and questionable wording, the message itself is true. It’s folly to keep doing something in the same way… Continue Reading
I have written at length about the miracle that happened to me and how I’ve started to resent the word, ‘miracle’. Today, I want to talk about the mundane as it pertains to said miracle. The first week I was awake, I wasn’t thinking about much of anything other than how the hell did I… Continue Reading
Family is considered sacrosanct in society. At least, the idea of family is. It’s given lip service and dragged up any time a Republican resigns in disgrace (as in spending more time with his family–and it’s nearly always a ‘his’). Prejudicial attitudes are wrapped in faux concern for the children, which is laughable because it’s… Continue Reading
When I was a kid, whenever I used to complain about something, my mother would tell me, “Life isn’t fair!” Even as a young child, this filled me with instant rage and I would retort, “Well, it should be!” At six or seven, I couldn’t articulate why that phrase filled me with such fury, but… Continue Reading