I have a doctor’s appointment this afternoon to get my meds reupped. It’s a normal annual appointment, but it’s also…the first regular doctor’s appointment since my medical crisis. And, yes, this is my life now. Everything is marked as post ‘the incident’. Or what I usually call my medical crisis. Or medical emergency. It’s shorthand… Continue Reading
I’ve had depression, anxiety, and body issues for most of my life. I realized I was going to die when I was seven, and that did weird things to my brain. I wav both fascinated by it and repulsed by it–which probably isn’t that weird, come to think about it. When I got my MA… Continue Reading
So. Today I went to the car so I could go to the grocery store. The battery was dead. Ugh. I called my brother to confirm how to jumpstart the battery. He gave me a battery charger years ago beacuse I’m single and he’s the one I would call to demand a jump from (and… Continue Reading
I went to my dentist yesterday to get my teeth checked for the first time since before the pandemic. I had a few issues Ineeded to take care of back then, but just as I was about to make an appointment, the pandemic hit. Then, life hit. Then, inertia hit. Now, my tooth hit. So,… Continue Reading
Life is not always a box of chocolates–sometimes, it’s rotten milk. Ok. That’s not a good analogy, but hopefully, my meaning is clear. This has been a bad few weeks I listed why in my last post, and I’m just not feeling it at the moment. It’s nothing big, but a series of small, irritating,… Continue Reading
I love the internet in general. I spend a lot of time on it, and I find so much value in it. THat being said, there are downsides as there are to everything. One thing is how it’s easy for someone’s opinions to harden because of the echo chambers on line. And things that started… Continue Reading
One thing I’ve accepted about myself is that I discover more about myself by discarding things I don’t like rather than gravitating towards things I like. In some cases, it’s just baked into my identity, such as being Asian rather than black or white. It goes even further in that I am Taiwanese, not Chinese.… Continue Reading
I’m used to being ignored. It’s a fact of life that people tend to think in the binary. It’s one reason it’s been so difficult to broaden the public consciousness on gender diversity. It’s also a fact that people are territorial. Us and them is pretty much innate (we can argue whether it’s more nature… Continue Reading
When I was young, I was taught that my emotions were not allowed. More specifically, my negative emotions. I was not supposed to be angry or sad or upset. I was not supposed to disagree with my parents in any way. I was supposed to paste a smile on my face and act like I… Continue Reading
I am pretty patient in general. With people, I mean. Wait. That’s not true. I am impatient in my brain, but outwardly, I’m patient. I understand people’s foibles because I know the reasoning behind it. I’m not an empath for no reason. Side note: There was someone at Ask A Manager (a commenter) who wrote,… Continue Reading