It’s the beginning of a new year, and one I’m hoping is better than last year. No, one I will MAKE better than next year. I’m recommitting to several things – my goal to get healthy; my writing; and myself. Yes, I’m going to be enforcing my time to get better. I can’t …
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(personal/goals) The Pursuit of Knowledge
Posted on November 20, 2015
I’ve been thinking a lot about knowledge lately, in the aftermath of the attacks in Kenya, Paris, Lebanon, and Mali, among others. I’ve been listening to all the calls for war, for peace, for understanding, for hatred, and I’ve been trying to sort out what I know and what I don’t. I know …
(weekly update) It’s Sunday again – a day of rest, right? No.
Posted on October 11, 2015
Well, in a way it is. I’m in my favorite sweat pants and my DKP teeshirt, and I have no intention of changing. I’m going to move at a pace that still gets things done, but doesn’t wear me out. I’m getting my next Remicade treatment on Wednesday, and I’m still nurturing a cold (which …
(writing/personal) blowing the dust out of the corners
Posted on August 19, 2015
Good thing that it’s only electronic dust, because lord, there is a lot of it! I have been dealing with depression, family illness, and stress, so I haven’t been writing. Or blogging. Or really doing anything, to be honest. And I don’t know that the stress is going away soon, so I’m trying to pick …
Trials and Tribulations, or why can’t Val update a blog on a regular basis?
Posted on June 10, 2015
Of course, this could be titled “Why can’t Val do anything on a regular basis?” I seem to have issues with regularity, and I wonder why. It could be that somewhere in my dim, distant past, something linked “a regular routine” with “boring” and I HATE boring with a fiery passion. And yes, I …
Back from Balticon – the pollen-filled update.
Posted on May 27, 2015
This is where I wish I was. Sadly, instead, the pollen is falling like snow outside. I’m assuming that’s why I feel awful. I really, really hope it isn’t con crud. Really. Balticon was amazing. It was the first time I’d been a fan, rather than a guest, and …
Balticon!!!!
Posted on May 22, 2015
Yeah, it’s that time of year again – Balticon! I’m here, I’m not a guest, which means I have a ton of time to immerse myself in the joy that comes from being with your chosen family. I’m going to take a ton of pictures, hang out with everyone I can, and spend every waking …
(personal) Grey
Posted on April 21, 2015
I’m getting tired of grey mornings. Even grey mornings that smell of green and growing things, that are warmer than they were, and full of soft rain. I used to enjoy grey days, but that was before we had the winter from Game of Thrones that seemed to last forever. When I wake up to grey …
(health/personal) First goal met!
Posted on March 24, 2015
On March 1, I said I wanted to lose 6 lbs by the end of the month. In the first week, I went to my Remicade treatment, and the scale read 310 lbs. So I needed 10 lbs to get under 300, which was my first weight loss goal of the season. …
(writing/personal/advent) Not dead yet!
Posted on March 23, 2015
I seem to use that a lot as a title. That’s not a good thing. But I’m not dead, and I’m still writing. I’ve finished the first draft of Winter’s Secrets, which is the rewrite of the first Advent blog story. I’m letting it marinate until April, when I’m going to do my …