I’ve been suffering this weekend from something which I hate to call a cold: it’s more than dry-throat irritation (what I thought it was originally) but other than some slight nasal issues, I’ve no other symptoms. Very tired, but not really “sickly” in any other way. I’ve been drinking tea with honey for days and [...]

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Funny, I talked about work all day, thought about writing all day, and didn’t get anything on either front accomplished. What I did get (along with Johan and Lenneth) is some new mugshots, seen to your left and in various places. (Yep, all three are different pictures. Particularly proud of the TAFL one, although it [...]

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Once upon a time,
I had terrible spending habits.
And then they caught up with me.
And I stopped buying stuff.
The end.

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My other sites and blogs have laid fallow for a over a month, and even this blog is starting to look a little unkempt. I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback about what I’ve shared lately — my feelings, my throes of personal growth — and the quality of the writing, but the growth lately [...]

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In the end, all the problems I’ve cited here, everything that came up between Thursday and… now… comes down to a serious lack of self-confidence. If it involves any independent thinking, any decision-making, any opinions of any kind, preferences even… I’m outta here. This is a serious problem I’m facing.
Yesterday I reacted with panic and [...]

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Sometimes, it takes a complete and utter marital crisis to put things in perspective. Maybe you’ve never fought hard for anything before, and God uses the only thing He KNOWS you would fight for, to get you to try it just once. Maybe you’ve always had to be strong for everyone else — you spent [...]

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Johan and Lenneth are off having a chat tonight, so I find myself alone in a silent house. As a person who oh-so-rarely has free time, especially free time to be expressly shared with… myself… I tend to fidget and wander the house aimlessly. I busied myself with last night’s dishes, re-potting a plant (Spidey [...]

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