Random vignettes from a unique perspective
Autoimmune party update for anyone who was invested in the story of my swollen freakout 2025.Remember when I was going on about getting signed up for an autoimmune draft pic for some reason? I can't control how my brain makes comparisons but I hope it's at least entertaining. Also, I did not get signed and... Continue Reading →
August 2006. Midday. Somewhere on the I-80. Maybe Wyoming. Picture a majestic frontier, where the great plains slam into the rocky mountains. Breathtaking vistas of rolling hills colliding with oceans of rock; creating random meadows of vast prairie that give hints of flattening terrain as you descend slowly into lower elevation. Like Montana's younger, more... Continue Reading →
"Gone insane from the pain that they surely know.." What Autoimmune Disease team is taking me as a draft pick? This is the new question. Will I get lucky and get picked up by rheumatoid arthritis? Or is lupus going to show up last minute and brag about taking me down with genetics. Will psoriatic... Continue Reading →
The cat is not out of the bag (yet)So I deleted Facebook. Dramatically made an announcement, downloaded my data, and then canned it barely under a week. I've been looking for a reason for several years now, and swore that when my grandmother passed away I would throw in the towel. Five months later it... Continue Reading →
Years ago I went through a fairly traumatic, completely farcical experience and I have always wanted to share it openly. I've mentioned the story in bits and pieces in conversation with random people, but I've never written about the situation from start to finish. It's long, it's weird, it's uncomfortable but I can say with... Continue Reading →
Instead of posting a picture of my neck and face, you get my cat.Dearest Gentle Reader, We are eight weeks into Cougar Puberty, and I can report that my body is completely "on the fritz". The most malfunctioning part is my skin; it's absolutely FREAKING out. All the expensive skin care I covet was unusable... Continue Reading →
On June 4th, my body was relieved of the abominations it had created, out of spite, because of endometriosis. My ovaries were also relieved of their duties and given a funeral at sea, or more accurately...a dissection in a pathology lab. Personally, I prefer the Viking funeral imagery. An ode to two organs that did... Continue Reading →
Ceci N'est Pas Une Lune In lieu of the myriad of problems my Jurassic ovarian masses are causing, I am on the tale end of an absolutely raging IBS flare up. The symptoms were multiple, the pain was non-stop, and I wish I could tell you that I was over here ripping heinous, plant-killing farts... Continue Reading →
** My cat bowl from Macys, Stratford Square Mall. It's April 20th, and the Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale, Illinois, a suburb of the Greater Chicago Area, is closing for good tomorrow. Link is here.Obviously I am no stranger to malls. I was born and raised near a famous one in Torrance, California called The... Continue Reading →
I just finished reading Stephen King's book "On Writing" and it kept me pretty enthralled for the two weeks I paced myself through it, during work breaks or quiet time at home. I've since ordered Anne Lamont's book "Bird by Bird" (also about writing) and I'm eagerly looking forward to reading an ingesting and or... Continue Reading →
The Devious Scribe 