shortcoming. Like a lot of people, I've been in what's been called "Survivor Mode." You do enough to get through the day, most times by any means available to you. I feel like I have been doing that since I graduated college. Now, this happened
Die with a T It was, one of many, a Friday night in the 1990s. And because it was in Florida, it was hot, humid, and maybe even rainy-- that was perfect weather to stay inside somewhere with a good book, comfort food, and pattering ambiance. We're not thinking of the classic
"damn cat" I live with two cats. They aren't mine, legally, but we occupy the same household and I help take care of them. We watch shows and lounge in sun spots together, slow blinking at each other. I pretend to look the other way if I drop a particularly
oh boy here i go dating again So I have a funny story. Years and years ago-- in the Before Times-- I matched with someone on Hinge. We had a good chat. But I declined to progress further because I would have had to move to a voice memo service. "Who wants to install an app
Rabies! What Happened?! I was leaving my house for a date; we have holiday decorations up and a bat flew into my face. It could have been a bird, but it was dusk (peak bat time!) and we do have bats that like to hang around and eat bugs. Bat (or
T Gani?: The Big Black Holidays Post THE HOLIDAY KWANZAA is a product of creative cultural synthesis. That is to say, it is the product of critical selection and judicious mixture on several levels. First, Kwanzaa is a synthesis of both Continental African and Diasporanl (sic) African cultural elements. ... Secondly, the Continental African components of Kwanzaa are
My VTubing Story!! I was not prepared for the consequences of my poll. But hey, I did ask. I will try to make this interesting. Before Twitch, and before Youtube branched out, there was streaming service called Mogulus (what happened to them, anyway?). To describe it would be redundant. Some politicians and other
Background Radiation Image description: Two panels. The first is a Batman sketch done by Amber, but is accompanied by the text "drawing out for you the same ol' microaggressions and straight-up harassment that has made up the majority of my internet adventures." Second panel: We see Amber now; she
Blogging and Depression and Schedules In addition to my favorite news feeds and the growing list of webcomics, I keep up with a lot of blogs. Remember when RSS was a lot more prominent? I still use that technology! And I'm still mad that Google killed GReader. As I caught up with my
The Little Things to Say I've forgotten how to write to you. I've rediscovered some of my favorite music tracks. Maybe I should rejoin Last.FM. I had the best birthday in a long time: Korean BBQ, which I have never had, and karaoke. I love food and I love eating