So this Sunday my dad will have been dead 5 years. Five years ago the 27th fell on a Monday. I remember that because it was Memorial Day. I have always found that to be fitting in a strange way. My dad (who was really my grandfather
Well, Scott and I had a major argument today. Not sure where things are going to go from this point. But I guess the root of all my evils is the time I spend on the computer. From my perspective, the amount of time I spend on the computer is the effect and not the cause, but who am I to know anything. But I'm tired of the argument. So, I'm going to be staying off the computer for a while. Not completely, because I don't want to lose touch with some people. So will still be on long enough
When I first looked at my herb garden this year I discovered that my catnip had not over-wintered. This surprised me because catnip is a very hardy herb. Most forms of mint are. So I replanted it a little bit ago. The day after I planted it I noticed it looked like someone had trampled it. Several pieces were broken and it had fallen over. I started wondering whether there was some mysterious disease in my soil or whether the cinder blocks that surround my herb garden were toxic in some wa
We're having a thunderstorm! Been forever since we've had a decent one. I've been extremely jealous of Andy, who seems to have one on a daily basis lately.
So first things first... A good friend of mine has posted a story on eFiction. Finishing Lyrics by Unbeliever I'm a real fan of his writing for a few reasons. He tends to write short, sharp pieces, which is something I really like. His writing style is different.' It usually has an edge to it, which is also something I like. An
Well, despite the drama, I finished editing The Shower and it is now posted on my site
You know, I started out thinking, "Hey, I'll write a short piece of 'porn' and see how it goes." Well, forget that. I can't seem to write 'porn.' I always seem to get something of a plot in there (ok...this one is a bit thin on plot) and it always seems to turn into something softer than 'porn.' But, hey...lots of people write porn. I'll just stick to writing fantasies instead. And maybe try 'porn'
TEN EMOTIONS.
1. are you missing someone right now?: Yes
2. are you happy? right now? No
3. are you talking to anyone right now?: No
4. are you bored?: Sometimes
5. are you German?: Part
6 are you Irish?: Part
7. are you French?: No
8. are you Italian?: No
9. are your parents still married?: Not if you believe in
I'm having a real 'moment'here. Yeah, no surprise. luc's having another drama queen moment. But I am just so goddamned sick of everyone in my 'real' life. Everyone. You know, the only people who have ever given a damn about my writing were my parents. My dad didn't really understand most of it, but he knew it was important to me. My mom knows it is important to me.
YOU WOULD THINK that my son and the man who allegedly loves me would also understand that it is important to me--even i
I was talking to Andy tonight and mentioned I had met someone on a Harry Potter site (I actually met several people who are still very important to me on that site, and some who were once very important to me but who have faded away...). *rolls eyes* Yeah, I know...Harry Potter... Hey, it was a long time ago and a lifetime ago and I was very into Harry Potter.
But actually, if I had never gone to that site I would not be writing now. I stopped writing for YEARS and only started again w
*props eyes open with toothpicks* I'm going to say this and then I am going to bed.
I FINISHED AN ENTRY FOR THE SPRING ANTHOLOGY!
I had absolutely given up. I really struggled with the theme for various reasons, mostly emotional. Really didn't think I would manage to write ANYTHING. God knows, I had tried. I have about 20 documents in Word that are aborted attempts at that "Endings and Beginnings" topic.
So tonight I said goodnight to Rob, whom I was talking to on MSN, and went
Sam and I are going to Binghamton tomorrow to watch the Albany River Rats play the Binghamton Senators. Yes, that is a very exciting thing for us. For Sam, the most exciting thing is that they sell Dipping Dots at the arena there. Our arena doesn't. So he is psyched The boy will do just about anything for Dipping Dots. I find them a bit freakish. Ice cream that doesn't really melt on your tongue is just wrong.Though the root beer float ones are pretty good. But I actually am psyched abou
It is strange how things trigger other things. I will admit to being somewhat gin soaked at the moment, so bear that in mind if you choose to read further. But someone mentioned to me earlier about my difficulty letting go. It was in relation to something I won't discuss here, but it must have stuck in my head--out of context. And then there was the chat room conversation. I have learned--or remembered, because I think I DID once know this--that a chat room is always more interesting when y
Sometimes I am so slow it amazes me. I just now read the February Newsletter (at least it was the February 2007 Newsletter). Have to say that my mouth dropped oppen like a startled goldfish. Nickolas James reviewed my poetry! Wow. I suppose I will have to be careful now--or I might get the idea that I am a 'real' poet. *laughs* Though if that ever happens, I will just go back and read some of my older things that are posted on a secret site far, far away from the eyes of anyone who does no
Ok...I really can't write. Everything I have ever written, if it has been anything decent at all, has been accidental--much like that monkey typing Shakespear. That is how I have felt lately. Have had quite a few moments of "YOU SUCK!" And why is this? Because that damned Spring Anthology has me sitting here with the classic 'deer in the headlights' look (which I am starting to think is actually my normal look).
So anyway... I have written at least six different things and scrapped the
Sam has struggled with writing for years. At first it was the physical aspect of writing. He had fine motor delays--mostly because he is ambidextrous, which means he didn't develop a strong right or left preference, which didn't give him the normal strength and control he would have had if he had been definitely right or left handed.
Sam also has ADHD. I know, EVERYONE seems to have that these days, but in his case it is legitimate. I know this because the medication he is on has made a
You know, it pays to have kids sometimes. Somehow I went all the way through school and out into the word without really knowing how to divide a word into syllables. Now
