Seeing Myself Differently

[I wrote this on January 18, 2011, but then didn’t get it published before something counter to the entire idea derailed me. I appreciate my lack of memory when it comes to these things. I can’t remember what set me off, but re-reading this post, I do remember what I felt about myself that night.] […]

Free Admission to National Parks

If there any national parks you want to visit, these are the days to go (or avoid, depending on your point of view.) http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm Jan 15-17: MLK Jr Birthday weekend April 16-24 June 21: first day of summer Sept 24th Nov 11-13: Verterans’ Day weekend

Dynomite

Pretty impressive that this ONE guy did the WHOLE thing a Capella! It’s REALLY good at 2:00 in…and then at 3:20 he shows how he made it. Hat tip to Leanne H. for showing me this one that tells a little about Chanukkah (and that led to a whole group of similar parodies). Thanks, Leanne!

Oops [They] Did It Again

Erroneous and hurtful oversight #4 by a “friend” happened this week. (In most ways it wasn’t as bad as the other times, but in one way it was way bigger!) This is getting old. I’ve tweaked settings, so I’m down to only seeing online posts by accident. Short of unfriending/blocking, I don’t know how else […]

Annual Christmas “Rant” by L

It’s that time of year, kids. Can you believe I made it this far without a complete meltdown on our blog? Yeah, neither can I. What’s even more special is that this is not really a rant. I’m struggling and stressed and still up at 11:30pm (ha! that’s when I started writing!) eventhough I need […]

I’ll Take My Barbies and Go Home

None of this happened to me, but it happened to a friend of mine and I’m angry for her (especially since I’ve been there). She was asked to donate desserts for an industry event. It was not made clear that she would be one of at least two who donated. So, she staged and planned […]

I should tell you…

If you’ve never seen RENT, find the DVD or download, right now, and watch it immediately. I’m not sure this is true, but I did read that the movie cast is the original Broadway cast (except for maybe one). In any case, it’s worth the watch for any teen/adult (Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material […]