“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Personal Life
I Accept Your Challenge, Whabs
After my post yesterday on the reasons I never had children, I received an email from whabs, a frequent commentor of my blog and a great friend to boot. She delivered me a challenge: To go a week, yes 7 whole days, without fucking swearing. No, that wasn’t it. She’s the one who tagged an… Continue Reading
Childfree, and Loving It!
My mom’s birthday was yesterday. We celebrated, just the two of us, and then we went to my brother’s house today for a second round of celebration. My brother’s family was going to come to our house, but my niece got sick, so my brother decided it would be better if we went over there.… Continue Reading
She’s So Hot
Today, there was a shooting near Pittsburgh. I was gonna write about the rightwing, antisocial, white male gun nut who shot up an aerobics class full of women before allegedly killing himself and how even liberal guys seemed to sympathize with him to some extent, but I’m still too upset about it to be at… Continue Reading
How YOU Doin’?
I hate people en masse. This might be a surprise to the people who don’t know me in the real world, but my close friends are nodding their heads in agreement. They don’t worry if they don’t hear from me in days, weeks, months, years….I hole up in my house and don’t poke out… Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Nights
Last night, I had a choice. I was invited to two events, and while I could have gone to both, that’s not how I roll. I am an introvert by nature, so it’s rare that I go to one big event, let alone two. First up was my 20th high school reunion. I didn’t go… Continue Reading
One Hour
One hour. That’s all it took before I felt like a big, ugly oaf. That is when my mom brought out the clothes she had brought from Taiwan for me. This year, the fashion over there is skinny pants coupled with long, slim shirts. Now, even in my best of times, that is not… Continue Reading
What Mainstream?
Come take a trip down memory lane with me. No, you don’t have a choice (except to not read this entry). It’s like when your friends plunk you down on their couch and make you watch the videos from their family vacation. No matter how much you protest, you know you’re sunk. In other words,… Continue Reading
Splish Splash, I was Taking a Bath
No, I wasn’t. I was actually cleaning my refrigerator, but that didn’t sound like a snappy title, so I didn’t use it. I hate cleaning. I hate in more than just about anything in the world. I hate the fact that the minute you clean, you see a piece of dirt that you swear wasn’t… Continue Reading
Weightier
Well, since I’m up when I don’t want to be (like that’s anything new), I thought I’d whip off an entry since I slacked off last night. Then, I really must clean as we (by we, I mean I) are coming down to crunch time. The score is tied, and with 5 seconds left, a… Continue Reading