Hello Darling Ones, Without a doubt 2023 is and continues to be the most difficult year of my life. It puts eighth grade, freshman year of college, COVID lockdown, and all the death of 2022 to shame. And at the same time it is the most gratifying, proudest, and loving year of my life. When I think about the way people have stepped up to support me through my stroke…
Hi Darling Ones, Last night I had a sex dream for the first time since I had the stroke in March. It was weird. The sex in the dream wasn’t weird. It was frustrating and with a man I dated about 1000 years ago, and the only way I could come is after he claimed he could fix Jane, which was apparently what I had named either my dishwasher or…
Hello Darling Ones, Today marks eight months since my college friend Baltus died. Also, eight months since I had a stroke. These two events are inextricably linked in my damaged brain. My poor, defective brain that I continue to love even though it’s kind of a jerk. I still have an immense amount of guilt for worrying everyone by having a stupid stroke. Boy. would the people I love be…
Hi Darling Ones, How goes it? My eyes have been extra garbage lately which makes writing harder than normal. In fact, I’m dictating this to my iPhone, which makes me feel kind of stupid because I’m talking to an empty room, which is not my jam. I’ll never be one of those posting video of myself spouting pithy remarks while looking into my phone’s camera. So thank your lucky stars…
Darling Ones, Supergenius, Inc. has doubled in size! Friday we added two new colleagues to our tiny operation. Fergus and Mortimer came to from Sister #4’s house in Savage. Their mother, Patches, was a South Dakota stray who adopted by sister shortly before she moved back. One day before a thunderstorm, Patches appeared on her porch. She tried to find Patches’ humans, but to no avail. Patches had already made…
Hi Darling Ones, I had my monthly eye treatment today. The joint was hopping. I’ve been going every four weeks since June? And I’ve never seen the waiting rooms so full. It was so busy we spent like 45 minutes in Waiting Room B after my eye test and scans. There wasn’t a spare seat in the place, and there’s something like 30 seats in the room. Because we waited…
Darling Ones, I am still kicking just busy and quiet which is good because I have negative money but working and recovering from a stroke is a lot. I listen to the new Lydia Loveless record multiple times a day. There’s a post in me about the song “Poor Boy”. Also, one about how in love I am with the Ratboys’ “The Window” the way she sings I don’t regret…
Hi Darling Ones, I’m a little down the dumps today. I’m trying mightily to get out of these dumps, listening to R.E.M I’m like I did in when I was feeling blue in ninth grade. I made chicken stock and prepared pork for some Thai curry ramen I’m gonna make tomorrow. Yet I am still here in the dumps. Yesterday I found out I have “severe arthritis” in both my…
Hi Darling Ones, Monday during occupational therapy (OT), K, my therapist, ran me through a gamut of tests. They were the same tests she gave me when I started OT in July. Remember that puzzle I couldn’t complete in three minutes and forty-seven seconds? I did it in 2:25. I improved all my scores, except for the hand grip and finger pinch. Sadly, those are still just average for my…
Oh Darling Ones, Being a Replacements fan is sometimes the worst. Being a female ‘Mats fan is always the absolute worst. As you may or may not know, the “Tim (Let it Bleed Edition)” was released today. It’s a remastered version of “Tim” with a whole bunch of other amazing stuff. Specifically, “Can’t Hardly Wait (Cello Version)”. As is to be expected, boners are up all over town about this…
