Woke Is Not An Insult and We Must Fight Back
This post is hard to write. I feel nearly impotent with rage and it’s recurring, every day, since the 20th. After the rage comes the feelings of abject terror and helplessness. Yes, I am talking…
Journaling
General journaling, can be any topic.
Election 2024: Disappointed and Disillusioned
I don’t know if I’ll be able to accurately convey my complex array of emotions over the election in which 53% of white women voted against themselves and became the ultimate Pick-Me girls of 2024….
School Safety:
The Emotional Repercussions of Perpetual Threats at School A journal post So, a different sort of post is once again coming at you, my readers, this one about school safety. And I know that most…
Apalachee High School, My Thoughts are With You
My thoughts are with Apalachee High School. I’m not religious so I actively despise the thoughts and prayers crowd that pops up every time something tragic happens. Thoughts and prayers do Jack. I’m gonna be…
Old Shale Knitting Pattern
In 2020 I devised a Modified Old Shale Knitting Pattern, modeled after a sweater worn by Taehyung of BTS, is based on a classic knit motif called Old Shale. The Old Shale pattern used on…
General Update Week of August 9
This post is a general update for the week, to get some thoughts out of my head an onto a screen so I can make sense of them. ARC Reviewing Y’all know I love to…
Back to School – The School Year is Upon Us
Well, summer has been grand but my first day back at work was Friday, 7/26, and students return on Thursday this coming week. Yes, I live in the South, and we start school around August…
MM Romance Reading Rundown 2019 – 2023
It’s past time to talk about my reading habits. Because I read. A lot. Of MM Romance. Especially in the last four years I’ve been reading as much as possible. As for what I read,…
Sunny’s Health Scare
A family vacation to Jacksonville Beach turned alarming when their dog, Sunny, ingested rat poison. After showing symptoms, they urgently took her to the vet. Sunny received immediate treatment, including a blood panel and fluids. The family is closely monitoring her with daily vet visits to ensure recovery, grateful for the vet staff’s care.
Blank Journal for Daily Journaling
I love journaling. I also love notebooks, and when I am writing, I almost always start the writing process on paper. If I see a blank journal, I will probably buy it. There’s just something…
Dogs | Journaling | Writing
Dog Things
In May, I rescued a Rat Terrier named Sunny, and she’s been the highlight of my summer. I haven’t owned a dog since before I went off to college when I was 18, and I…
The Search for the Lost Tarot Deck
When I was younger I had this tarot deck that I loved the artwork on. When I was in a phase where I wanted to distance myself from anything spiritual, I gave the tarot deck…
MM Romance Reading Progress
2024 is half over and my reading has been just as voracious this year as last. I have read 116+ books this year and I’m going strong. Readers will know I only read MM romance,…
Journaling | Poems | Writing
Poetry
It’s been a while I know. I’ve been writing a lot on Ao3 and not here. I need to get back to the Hangul lessons and stuff. But first I wanted to post an old…
Where I have been…
I don’t find that i have a lot to say so I hardly ever post on my blog even though if I thought about it I probably do have more to say. But I find…
Yardwork
Home ownership, how grand. Except yardwork. I hate yardwork. The only thing I get really apathetic about in home ownership is the amount of work it takes to keep the outside looking acceptable. Last weekend…
Summer To Do List
It’s that time of year again and I’ve started to look forward to summer and all the things I have to get done during my months off. This aspect of teaching is very misunderstood, as…
Turkey Day!
Happy Thanksgiving Eve! In the US that is. My family is cooking our family meal today because tomorrow we’re going to see extended family to eat all together. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday for a…
Who I was vs. who I am
In the day to day, I forget who I was. Who were you when you were young? I was a complex teenager, eager to live life and be a little dangerous and edgy. After passing…
What a strange journey
This weekend I went down a rabbit hole, searching for an old password to a site I hadn’t frequented since before 2010. I don’t have access to the email account that I used when signing…
Spring Break
We are limping into the finish line this quarter. Spring break is here finally, and boy do I need a break. I don’t know why this quarter has been so difficult but I am really…
Starting Fresh
I am starting fresh because everything was deleted or something. Well, here’s to a new blog!
New Year 2018
It does say something about my commitment to journaling that I hadn’t realized that my blog had been deactivated and deleted for like.. six months. I have been fairly consistently journaling in my diary at…