Ok. It’s Thursday. For some reason, I thought it was Friday (which it’ll be when this is posted), but it’s not. Time is weird and time is strange. I got more than eight hours of sleep last nigt, which is good because my sleep has been spotty for the past few days. We’re coming up… Continue Reading
I cannot believe it’s nearly the end of another year. 2022 is nearly in the bag and it’s really whizzed by. Especially the last few months. Ian came to visit a year after my medical crisis. Kathleen came at the beginning of November. Both of those events were in a blink of the eye and… Continue Reading
When my mother was here last during my medical crisis, I foolishly decided to show her the Sword Form. Why? Because I was drugged up and thought it would be a good idea. Why? Stop questioning me! I don’t know. I honestly don’t. It’s because I love my weapons so much and maybe I wanted… Continue Reading
Back when the country was debating marriage equality (called same-sex marriageat the time), there was a meta-debate raging about the ‘tone’ of queers as we argued for our basic civil rights. And, yes, I am framing it in a deliberate way beacause I rail against the notion of neutrality when it comes to the issue.… Continue Reading
One phrase that is guaranteed to send me into an instant rage is “But if you reverse the _____ (genders, sexual orientations, races, etc.), then people would be up in arms about it!” I hate it with the intensity of a thousand suns. Why? Because it strips all context from a situation. “A woman can… Continue Reading
I am a weirdo and I’m fine with it. Hell, I embrass it. My friends are on the fringe as well, though they can interact with normies on a more consistent basis than I can. But in general, I relate best to creative poeople. People who are on the left (waaaaaay left), who want to… Continue Reading
I used to read Captain Awkward regularly. She was a big proponent of not yucking someone’s yum, and I agree to a certain extent. If people around you are excited about, say the millionth Star Wars movie in a month, just nod and smile. It’s no skin off your nose and you can just moved… Continue Reading
I’ve talked many times about how I am really good at getting people to talk. It’s on of my strengths, and, it’s one of my weaknesses as well. Or rather, it can do harm unto myself. There have been several letters lately to Ask A Manager about how to get someone else to shut up.… Continue Reading
At this time of year, gifts become the focus of society. Oh, sure, Christmas cheer and blah, blah, blah (can ‘you tell that I could not care less?), but the gifts, though. This is yet another time when I’m firmly on the outside of society. It’s a good thing I don’t work in an office… Continue Reading
In reading my stories this morning, I came across an article at Slate about Taylor Swift. Normally, I would just ignore it because I don’t care much about pop culture and the weird nitpicking Slate does with celebs. I don’t mean nitpicking at celebs is weird–but they choose to focus on weird things like the… Continue Reading