Anticipatory Grief
I first heard that term when Chris was in the military, and it was obvious he was going to be going to Iraq (he never went, fortunately, because even during a time of active warfare, my son can screw up his employment opportunities with the government). I couldn’t figure out why I felt so calmly…
Well, THAT’S Bold.
CONGRATULATIONS, voters! Trump is going to try to buy your vote! It’s like Obama Phones, but REAL! Thanks loads, there, Fuckface Von Clownstick, now I’m really conflicted. I know people NEED that money, and worse yet, corporations NEED people to get that money, and even worse yet, I know that the general voting public has…
And now for something totally unexpected…
So I’m home now, for the extended future, with three classes to get fully online. I have to say I don’t so much mind losing the 5:45 a.m. alarm, but that’s about all. This is just too weird for words. It’s really strange to be living through something, knowing as it happens, that it is,…
Pushing Yourself
My love affair with all things Rich Roll has been long and enduring – I’ve got not one, not two but THREE copies of his book (one autographed!) and I listen to all his podcasts religiously. Most of the Project Improve Laura books that I’ve gotten are by authors he interviewed, like Todd Henderson’s Alter…
“We have created the world’s most toxic environment for which we take no responsibility.”
Is there a more soul-sucking prospect than looking for work? The websites that require you to submit a CV and cover letter, then additionally, and pointlessly, require you to enter all the information you just provided them into a form on their site are the WORST. Ok, maybe worse even than those are the sites…
What I’m Playing
It always comes as a huge shock to my students when I say that I love to game, and then follow it up with a little bit of street cred in the form of actually knowing what I’m talking about. This goes a very long way towards helping them “get” the concept of discourse communities…
Beg Pardon?
Pardon me for the possibly unhinged nature of the following rant, but I have recently apparently developed the first ever utterly silent voice in the history of ever. Not really. I know that there are plenty of women, ok, all women, who have had this issue at some point in their lives, and probably still…
Another Podcast Rec!
When the movie “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” came out, I debated whether I wanted to see it. Obviously I wasn’t planning to see it in the theater – the times that I visit a theater to see a movie are very few and far between. I’m much happier at home, unless the movie…
Foul.
Growing up, my mom made sure me and my sister always did the things that kids were “supposed to” at that time – we got all the advantages and opportunities that our parents could give us. We had ballet and tap lessons, piano lessons, and we had sleepovers with friends. We had books, we had…
Happy Soberversary!
Today is my 11th “birthday,” as it’s referred to in AA – it’s the 11th anniversary of my choice to be sober and not drink again (or at least, in the beginning, for 24 hours. Baby steps.) Some people would see it as the anniversary of the absolute worst day of their lives, because for…