misadventures of a recovering genius
So far, the themes of this blog (not withstanding the many various WP themes this page takes on and off like last year’s winter jacket) have been potential, inspiration and direction. Until this time, I’ve had none of all three. Or rather… I used to have potential, then became average. I used to have inspiration, [...]
A few years back, I had the unique experience of being assessed by a “physical therapist” who told me I had “blockages” in my heart and mind. I thought she meant cancer or something, but she was apparently nutty and actually meant emotional blockages or something. These days, I’m trying to clear blockages in my [...]
I’ve been picking up comics again for my nighttime reading. Well, in addition to reading Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything, which is an absolute mind-fuck for the first few chapters. I’m not sure how much the voyeuristic aspect appeals to me (probably a ton) but autobio comics, especially in diary form, are [...]
I’ve been doing the Couch to 5K (C25K) Training Program for three weeks now. I feel good, and I’m taking on the challenges of each week’s workouts. But race day is 43 days away, and I’m running only for three minutes non-stop right now. I’m eating well, and I feel like I’m getting nourishment from [...]
I’ve always been an extremely introverted person, especially when I was younger. My motto was “Be your own best company” and I kept to it faithfully. I could spend days, weeks and months alone, with only my books and my own mind for recreation. And I did. Granted, I was insane at the time, but [...]
A groundbreaking argument with Mother yesterday: just another ironic stereotype of life as a twenty-something. It’s hard to feel like an adult when you still have hangups about your mom’s passive aggression. I think when you live under your own roof, pay your own bills and work hard to advance your own career, you should [...]
I feel like the weeks are really revving up socially, now that the sun is out and we are all dry again (re: moisture and booze). This past weekend, I really just worked on home-making, but events are kicking into gear right into the weekend. Monday: Dinner fun at home with Rick and Sunshine Tuesday: [...]
Amazing! Even though we seldom buy a lot of new clothes, and we don’t have a lot of clothing to begin with, R and I cleaned out our drawers today (after a morning at the laundromat), and purged a trash bag and three shopping bags full of clothes. They will be taken to a local [...]
It rained for days this Spring. It was the wettest March we’ve ever had, they say. I’ve been walking Sunshine up and down our neighborhood the whole time, and though we haven’t been hit with flooding like a lot of Massachusetts, there has been incredible destruction here.
I turned the key in the ignition and the car started. It’s already a good day. Yesterday, I was getting back in my car after running an errand for work, and as I cranked it over, I felt a loss in power under my feet. I instantly thought of all the people I could call [...]
