silliness

Possibly bipolar, probably not a bear

February 13, 2010

ShareI’ve been busy pondering the mystery of why I feel *more* depressed after not drinking for nearly a month. Then Havi provided a clue, with a link to Bipolar Bears on her blog. She also noted that “Depression isn’t funny.” I say: “To hell with that! Because *I am* depressed, I have free rein to [...]

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How I learned to stop worrying and love the phone

February 1, 2010

ShareOK. That’s a complete lie. I don’t love the phone, I just thought the title was clever. I actually wrote this post immediately after I wrote about fearing phones so much I couldn’t even order pizza.  I didn’t publish it at the time because of my “stuff” about being preachy and know-it-all and annoying. I [...]

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Post and run syndrome

January 29, 2010

ShareI’ve been working on not hating people so much increasing my attempts to be sociable. This might come easy for some…but for a misanthrope an introvert like me, it’s not so easy. Right now I am on a mission to become a social media butterfly. Here are some of the (extremely brave) things I’ve been [...]

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Random thoughts from Las Vegas

January 14, 2010

ShareI am in Las Vegas for the next few days, attending Steve Pavlina’s Conscious Growth Workshop. Las Vegas is not my Right Place Not even close. The lights, the noise, the massive amounts of people. Some people call this “energy” and love it. It just stresses me out. Expensive entertainment. $250 to see Donnie and [...]

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Aaacck! Don’t watch me!

January 11, 2010

ShareI was chatting with Betty, a woman I met here in the marina. She was talking about her routine and my ears perked up when I heard “yoga class.” I immediately asked: “Are you telling me there is someplace to take yoga classes around here?” And before the words had completely left my mouth, the [...]

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Extroverts or mosquitos: which are more annoying?

December 14, 2009

ShareJoe and I are back on our boat. We’re tied up safely at a very expensive nice marina. The trip from the boatyard was uneventful. The engine fired right up, docking went smoothly (Joe didn’t yell at me even once) and the boat didn’t sink. We’re digging through the clutter and organizing stuff. Our bed [...]

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