Having watched a lot of B- and C-grade schlocky horror movies, there's one theme that I find myself cringing at time and time again. It's where someone is administered a dose of curare (or some other paralyzing agent), which renders them unable to move, yet totally aware and conscious of ...
Tag Archive: nightmares
Apr
19
I’m Giving Her All She’s Got, Captain!
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 ...
Feb
24
Babar is in My Living Room, and He’s a Morose Sonofabitch
Not. Doing. Well. It's all in between my fucking ears, as usual. That's always the problem area with me. I had a good day yesterday. A friend visited and made my day. Hell, my month. So why are these awesome moments so short-lived in my head? I'm back to miserable today. Overwhelmed. Feeling on the verge of...shit, ...
Feb
17
I’d Give Anything Not to Tell You This, But Sometimes Nightmares are Real
Had my first ever videoconference with a shrink today. First ever videoconference, ever, actually. Went pretty well. The Matrix Therapist had sent the doc the list of meds I'd brought in for her to look at...the ones I was taking 10 years ago, the ones that actually were doing something. And the shrink actually looked that ...
Jul
19
Shrinky Dink Conversations
Many thanks to last week's guest bloggers: Turnbaby, Anissa, James, and Janelle. I'm digging the Summer of Love this year, as I always do. And this week, I'll be here even LESS frequently than last week because there's a guest post every day this week except for ...
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I’m a writer. A lover, not a fighter. An amateur philosopher who enjoys shaving giraffes and dancing around my living room in my boxers.