Beautiful World

The speakers in church today were incredibly boring. Even the bishopric members were sleeping. (p.s. It's called a talk , not a read. ) ...

One: "You're the coolest mom ever !" The good thing about this was that it was unsolicited. He just came up to me, hugged me a...

Today after my run I showered and blew my hair dry and decided that was enough. No makeup, no fussing to straighten or fix my hair. I sat at...

I always seem to wait until the furor dies down before addressing increased traffic to my blog. Having strangers read about my rather unusua...

I will just say the following: 1. I've decided to only eat Rice Crispy treats today. I've had three and am thinking about another, b...

Last year the Evergreen Conference, for me, was relaxing and fun. I met some people I'd found through blogs, and they were just as much ...

A few days ago I was chatting with a friend online. He said some things that made me think: Friend: I have to say that sometimes it's co...

I love shoes. A lot. And I adore high heels. Today I bought yet another pair of black heels (on sale, of course), and last week I bought a p...

Adam makes me laugh. An assignment in one of his classes was to design a container in which to place a raw egg, such that the egg would not ...

I didn't delete them. I just changed my rss feeds so that my complete posts would show in your readers and the lazier friends don't ...

This is for you, Ambrosia . And if you're wondering why she gets a special post, it's because she unabashedly proclaims her devotion...

DJ is four years older than Adam. This has always been a problem in Adam's mind. He was born believing that he is able to do anything DJ...

Because the vast majority of my friends are younger than I, I will die before they and thus, I shall never have to face life without them. I...

For the naturalist in you...

Everyone's comments. So it's a good thing that I go through that thing periodically, because I rarely visit my own blog. I'm hop...

1. I'm to be congratulated for being a mystery shopper. 2. I can be a sales person and make more than $6ooo monthly. 3. I can get ten ne...

Yeah, it was me. It was just a tiny fruit fly that flew into my mouth while I was teaching a piano lesson today, and I swallowed it. My stud...

I met someone recently. She's read my blog(s) and had a preconceived notion of what I would be like, physically. I didn't fit any of...

Tonight the sky was overcast except on the horizon. Lightning flickered through clouds already orange from the setting sun. As the glowing e...

There is always a risk, when one publicly posts with abandon about personal topics, that people will read, and then judge the writer. It...

I just have to say to the North Star genius guys that I love the picture of the cute girl on the "Women" page. I also love the fac...

I have a wonderful friend whom I've mentioned before. I'll call her Sheila. We're both musicians (her master's degree is in ...

And so, in about three weeks I will see Therapist once again, and hopefully he will be able to help me put myself back together. Please stop...

I will be honest; there are parts of my life that I don't believe I will ever understand. There are times I want to kick and scream and ...

Once upon a time a young Samantha met a young Darrin. Samantha thought he was very nice. Darrin fell in love with Samantha's young frien...

This time last year I was skipping around the Queerosphere , leaving comments (sometimes snarky , sometimes sympathetic, always profound...o...

This post is dedicated to Ambrosia, iwonder , and Jason Lockhart , and you should go to their blogs and say hello to them--please leave a ...

This post is dedicated to Ambrosia, iwonder , and Jason Lockhart , and you should go to their blogs and say hello to them--please leave a ...

This made laugh so hard (but what else would one expect from the "Spawn of Satan")!

I finally talked with my dad today. I explained to him the problems I'm having with current therapy assignments--specifically the fragme...

Dear DJ, "Felunica", "horfa", and "fwic" are not words. It does not matter if they "roll off the tongue...

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I experienced something prior to my 12 th birthday which left me feeling bereft of anything human. ...

I was talking with a friend (married) on the phone a couple of nights ago. We were discussing what we would do if we ever found ourselves sp...

I did not want to go to the store yesterday. Bad things happen when I go to the store when I don't want to. Bad thing number one: A larg...

1. Do not talk on the phone to Tolkien Boy until 1:00 a.m. the night before. 2. Be upset at geriatric father-in-law for scheduling his fligh...

1 Corinthians 12 "If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? "And if...

Warning: If you are not a parent, if you are a male who experiences SSA (read "gay"), if you are uncomfortable talking about sex (...

Today... ...I will not think about feeling. ...I will not worry about analyzing myself. ...I will not acknowledge things that hurt. ...I wil...

I've been researching this for a few months. It was an assignment Therapist gave me before he left. It's something very difficult fo...

It's not about appearing perfect. It's not about having to be right. It's not about pleasing people. It's not about competit...

There are times when I feel so tired. This week I made yet another trip to Utah. I took my Father-in-law (who has been visiting us) to see h...

1. Sleep beyond 5:30 a.m., even if I didn't go to sleep until 3:00 a.m. 2. Breathe while running the seventh mile. 3. Practice two hours...

1. Stupid talks in Sacrament Meeting (I'm going to Hell)--the fourth Sunday this month that the topic was America the Beautiful. And whi...

Jen: Hey Sam, this is Jen. Me: Wow, I didn't recognize your number. I'm glad you called. It's been awhile. Jen: Ummm... not that...

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. --Henry Louis Mencken 1. My experience is similar to yours an...