Isolation is a form of punishment. It’s used in our corrections facilities all over the world. “Solitary confinement,” we call it. Remove all human contact. It’s not really just punishment, it’s torture.
There’s a different kind of isolation. A person can be in a room full of people and still be completely alone. It’s just as [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Real’
January 23, 2009
Walled Out
January 1, 2009
Geeking Out
I have lately been telling people that I’m a geek girl. That doesn’t mean I can fix your WiFi or make a new template for your blog, though eventually I’d like to get to that point. I’m referring more to my entertainment preferences. I’m not exactly your “normal” girl when it comes to movies, TV [...]
December 31, 2008
Maybe Tomorrow…
What is the mystique of New Year’s Day? Why do we mark this as the time we will finally be more healthy, giving, loving, spiritual, whatever? If tomorrow we will essentially be the same biologically, financially, intellectually, etc, why do we put so much attention on one specific day that is nothing more than the [...]
December 30, 2008
2008 Rewind (AKA Why I’m Glad It’s Almost Over)
It’s been kind of a rough year for Chez Crazy. God has been faithful and I’m sure it’s all been “for my good” (a la Romans 8:28), but in many ways I’m glad to be saying goodbye to this year. Let’s recap:
January
Got the news that I was being laid-off from my dream job as part-time [...]
December 22, 2008
Christmas Passed
Normally by this time of year I am just about to jump out of my skin with excitement. I have always adored Christmas in a way that often bewilders and even bothers my darling spouse. I start listening to carols and working on gift lists by the time the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone.
This year something [...]
December 3, 2008
Unavoidable
Even the fictional character in the book I’m reading is pregnant. Seriously, enough.
I love my friends, I promise I do. But if you’re about to announce your pregnancy, please oh PLEASE do not be offended if I stay quiet for a while. It’s me, not you. Really.
November 20, 2008
Up and Down
Yeah, I know. I bailed on NaBloPoMo. Oh well. There’s always next year.
I recently saw that another blogger I follow is pregnant. That’s two. Maybe I’ll stop reading blogs. I begrudge no one their joy, as I’ve said before, but sheesh. It smarts.
On an entirely different topic, I had a really good meeting today a [...]
November 9, 2008
Not much to say
I don’t have much to say today. Funny how sometimes you can go through a whole day and have experienced very little worth comment. Is my life that boring?
November 7, 2008
Crunch Time
It’s been stressful, trying to make ends meet. I hate going to the grocery store. I hate looking through the closets and seeing big gaps in the wardrobes. The one bright spot is that I just got gas for $1.87 a gallon.
I’m even trying to get a part time job (on top of my full [...]
November 5, 2008
My Dog
Hershey is a 9 year old 100 pound chocolate lab. His behavior since Jadyn was born, 3 years ago, has been on a steady decline. My going to work full time did not help matters any. But the past year has been the worst yet. I promise you, I think he’s becoming a goat.
Hershey [...]
