Adult Birthday

It was a happy birthday to my sister yesterday! She’s 22 now, two years behind me. The holidays are always interesting because I’m November 24th, Dad is December 21st, and my sister is January 10th. Only Mom is different, on June 9th, and that’s near Father’s Day. We gave my sister cards, gifts, and a […]

The Daily News Collection

Some things going on in the world today: DACA injunction: What a federal judge’s ruling means for ‘dreamers’ Trump calls on Republicans to ‘finally take control’ of the Russia investigation Trump tells Seoul he’s open to talks with North Korea

El Salvador Immigration Policy (News)

This is so terrible in the news today that it deserves its own post: Trump Administration Says That Nearly 200,000 Salvadorans Must Leave What I am most struck by is the lack of care. Look, I believe in immigration reform, but I believe we must find a path to citizenship for so many of these […]

Highly Sensitive Person

From BP Hope Magazine, about bipolar disorder: “Help for the Highly Sensitive Person” by Sasha Kildare Are you bothered by sounds and smells that don’t annoy the people around you? Are you often accused of being overemotional and too easily upset? You may qualify as a “highly sensitive person,” or HSP. That’s a term coined […]

The Daily News Collection

Here they are, the most important news articles in my eyes from this morning: Trump administration to expand drilling off U.S. continental waters Trump Disbands Commission on Voter Fraud Trump, South Korea’s Moon agree to no military drills during Olympics

Recent Twitter Follows

If you’re looking for some new people to follow on Twitter: Women’s Art Ellen Page MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art The Met Girls Get Busy Zine Punk Rock Girl Art Joy Reid RuPaul Yoko Ono bjork Andy Warhol Dalai Lama Hi-Fructose Talinda Bennington Frida Kahlo Elvira Whores of Yore Grimes

Logan Paul

So… about the whole Logan Paul thing… I have bipolar disorder and have been through deeply suicidal thoughts and periods in my life.  I’m in a very stable, secure place right now and I have been for a few years, and it doesn’t look like I’m about to snap back out of that period of […]

New Year’s Day

Happy New Years Day! I’m spending the day with my family.  We’re having black-eyed peas with dinner for good luck, a delicious dinner with cream sherry cake for dessert, and we’re playing some board games later. I’m taking a break from social media and the news all day today, in honor of the holiday. Look […]

New Year’s Eve

Happy New Year’s Eve! I’m posting this now, because tonight’s a holiday and anyway I might be too drunk to post later. I’m spending New Year’s Eve with my family and my pets – not a bad thing, I sincerely love and enjoy spending time with both of them.  Just imagine me kissing my dog […]