I'm composing this while perched atop my power wheelchair in my favourite corner of my local branch of the public library. This would be entirely unremarkable were it not for the fact this is only the second day in over two weeks that writing here has been an option. First it was the snow, then … Continue reading A Short and Somewhat Unsatisfying Semi-Finale
The intermission is over. My blogging streak is officially over, too, and I don't feel a smidge bad about it. The show is lasting longer than anticipated, and I couldn't maintain a once-a-day pace forever. In Act Two of this saga, I'll lower my self-expectations, just as I had to lower my expectations of the … Continue reading Act Two, Part One
First, some clarification for my own sense of pride: although I haven't posted in a few days, I've decided that the weekend doesn't count for the purposes of my blogging streak. In other words, the streak lives on. (Yes, I've been brainwashed by that language-learning app. At least writing is marginally more productive than drilling … Continue reading An Interlude
Just when I thought I was running out of ways to phrase similar versions of the same thing—“lots of snow, little mobility, eternal frustration”—the universe cursed me with actual developments to report. Developments I wish hadn't transpired, but at least it's fresh content (can I call this a silver lining?). This entry will nonetheless be … Continue reading Snow Diaries, Day Five: A Twist, and Not the Good Kind
At approximately 9:00 PM last evening, I swapped my slippers for an actual pair of shoes for the first time in days, put on my winter coat, and went outside for a blast of fresh air. I of course had an ulterior motive: to check the sidewalk situation. Nothing had changed on that front, so … Continue reading Snow Diaries: Day Four (Parole?)
It’s my third day of snow-forced seclusion, and my morale is wavering but still by and large intact. (I'm not including Sunday, the day of the storm, in my count because I snuck in a three-minute mental-health ride in the early morning, before the snow picked up. This was probably ill-advised—there was a bitter wind … Continue reading Snow Diaries: Day Three
It's the second afternoon of my post-storm snow-in, and I remain in good spirits. Indeed, my most pressing issue isn't boredom, depression, or ennui but rather having a packed schedule and an overly ambitious to-do list that's way too long to be realistic. I'm already significantly behind my entirely arbitrary schedule for the day, but … Continue reading Snow Diaries: Day Two
I'm starting off strong here and staying true to my word by making today's entry in the snow/prison diary in which I plan to document this current period of winter confinement. While I hope that this will be a two-day thing, I suspect it'll be a significantly longer-term project. Watch me curse myself weeks from … Continue reading Snow Diaries: Day One
[Please note that it's now the day of the snowstorm, and conditions have very much changed since I finished—and neglected to publish—this entry. Expect a full-on storm post soon; I'm considering trying for a daily entry until I'm able to resume some semblance of normal life, but no promises.] I write this in the short … Continue reading The Night Before the (Snow)storm
My power wheelchair's first set of batteries started showing signs of failure mere months after they were given their inaugural run. Concerned, I contacted the service representative I'd been dealing with at the store through which I purchased the (remarkably expensive) chair. It took some back and forth, but she was helpful and kind and … Continue reading Batteries Fail, Life Goes On
De Morbo Sacro: Life and/with Epilepsy 