by Mir | Jun 23, 2005 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I had to go have blood taken this morning. You and I and half the internet all know that the only thing wrong with me is that I’m touched in the head, but my doctors thought they’d check a few other things, anyway. And really, who doesn’t enjoy a...
by Mir | Jun 22, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I feel the need to point out–before I begin–that today is still a Good Day. In spite of what I’m about to tell you. Really. In fact, it’s the overall Goodness of this day which allows me to view the following as fairly amusing, rather than...
by Mir | Jun 22, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I hoped, and I wished, and I prayed. I offered up silent sacrifices befitting the huge favor I was pleading for with my mind. I told myself not to get my hopes up, not to get my heart set on what very well might not happen, and to be ready for the disappointment. As I...
by Mir | Jun 21, 2005 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Know what sucks? Decaffeinated coffee. Bleah. But caffeine on top of anxiety is sort of like, um, I dunno, being electrocuted and then while you’re still laying there twitching, having someone come up and prod you with a taser. Actually, it’s probably...
by Mir | Jun 20, 2005 | Job? Huh?, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
1) Even the world’s most selfish child will offer three of her six chicken nuggets to her sobbing brother who insists that he most certainly did NOT ask for that cheeseburger. 2) Do not bother trying to clarify to a small pacifist that it is technically...