Protected: so much time passing

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a day late…

I should count it as good that the date is becoming fuzzy… Seven years; happy anniversary to me!July 27th, 2004 I was officially released from treatment and declared cancer-free. Today was not such a good day, and the packing for the move seems to get nowhere. These are the days that I think, “chemotherapy was […]

wait! what…?

So, I do a good amount of my grocery essentials shopping at Save-a-Lot, mostly since it is on the direct path home from work… I started buying my yogurt there some time ago: it was very tasty, at the time only the strawberry had HFCS, and it was an eight ounce container priced at two […]

welcome to my world; enjoy the stadium seating…

I saw the Movie Avatar late in the game; I believe it was months after it has been released on DVD. It was, of course, visually stunning, and I loved that finally, the bullish white American privilege finally didn’t win at story’s end. (I think I had been waiting for that at least since Disney’s […]

help me, obi-wan…

You are my only hope! Honestly, I have not been abducted by the sadistic leather-clad strong-arm of an evil empire (although that does sounds more delicious than horrible…) This has been a month! I decided to not renew the lease on the studio, Michael’s (my studiomate) health finally failed, and I have the entire contents […]

touching the veil…

My studiomate, Michael, died some time this morning, after I left for work. I went to see him in the hospital yesterday evening. For all the deaths in my life, this is the first time I have sat with someone so very close to death. Michael was an even six foot tall, and looking at his […]

the first step of the last phase…

My plans for the evening got cancelled. Well, postponed. An obligation ran long and I had to call the day and stay in the rest of my evening, which is fine considering. I had missed a call from my studiomate while thrifting this morning. I hadn’t yet returned the call. The phone rang later than […]

Protected: you better believe it…

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Protected: full. sated. complete.

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losing my masochist

A friend once mentioned to me that not-choosing was a valid option; he put it in the sense of waiting for clarity. The idea has always sat close to me through my life… With that notion, I have been sitting silently with something since last September. I have mentioned it to various individuals as the […]