Just got home from Mom's follow-up doctor appointment. Y'know, from the Broken Kneecap Debacle of 2010? Today was her last scheduled day of physical therapy. She's gone from a 65-degree flex on that knee to just over 90 degrees. It's been just over 3 months since this thing started.
She's been driving (back roads, since highway ...
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I'm slacking. I feel it. Losing my momentum is not a feeling I like. The mania has subsided. My brain is much calmer (and dumber), though that's relative. It's still busier than most people's, I get that. But compared to the manic shit? It's like ...
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Today is January 30. Already. Shit, where the hell has this month gone? How did we already get 1/12 of the way through 2010?
Tomorrow is the last day of the month, which means it's the ...
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I do. I'm manic. You KNOW I do.
And I will. Later.
Right now, though, a friend of mine needs your love.
But come back. If you stay too long, Adam might think you're food.
Shit, that would have been a lot funnier back before all his fucking weight loss. Dammit. I think my March Resolution needs ...
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It's time once again for the 2HT Summer of Love. Last year if you'll recall, I had over three weeks of guest posts from an all-female superblogging cast. I was so surprised by the acceptance rate because 95% of the people I asked to guest post said YES. Had guest bloggers EVERY DAY for three ...
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