Sorry for the silence

Things have not been easy lately. I've bately had wthe energy to put up a haiku-like entry, and the ones I have, I privatized. I'd rather not have you worry about me, but I will say this: I don't deal good with loss and it's really eating me alive. Fortunately, I'm going to an appointment with my therapist in the morning, so this should take care of the worst.

Writer's Block: Regrets Only

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Merry, our parakeet, once got a stiff talking-to from my mother after he'd bitten me hard enough to draw blood. The whole time, he had his head bowed like he knew he'd been a bad little boy bird. He pretty much acts like a smart eighteen-month-old, anyway, and this just reinforced my conviction that animals are a lot more sentient and self-aware than we've previously thought.

Absurd thing that cheered me up

I'm not sure why this is funny, but it made me laugh. Might be the paradoxical nature of it. But... since today is National Doughnut Day, Dunkin' Donuts is giving away a free donut with every drink you buy, I decided to treat myself to one (okay, I'm trying to reduce my gluten intake since there's believed to be a link between gluten and autistic behavior, but one donut after a week of eating rice and popcorn in place of my usual carbs shouldn't undo the work, should it?). At the Dunkin's Downtown, they didn't have many left except for powdered sugar donuts, so I got a vanilla cream one...

And the powdered sugar managed to get all over me, on a day when I happened to be wearing a plain black tee shirt and black jeans. I looked down at myself and thought, "There is nothing more absurd than a goth who's just been eating a powdered sugar donut." And then I burst out laughing for the first time in days. It was totally absurd, but man, it felt good!

Thoughts on the George Tiller tragedy and related subjects

( Cut for major triggers, controversial subjects and a fair amount of anger, but not what some folk might expect... )

More thoughts on the nature of life and pro-life

:: Isn't sure why she chose one of her "Constantine" icons, but if the icon fits the mood::

( Cut for more triggers )