Here’s the second in what’ll likely be a series of posts about the trip I just took because I went on a week-long vacation in a different country, guys!!! (Emphasis very much my own.) Until a mere few weeks ago, it’d been many, many years since I’d last graced an airport with my presence, let … Continue reading Wheels Up!
This’ll be a teaser of an update because I want to fully appreciate the present while I’m still here, in North Carolina, in a beach house with people I love. A tropical storm has been pounding the region, but I couldn’t care less because, well, I’m here, in all senses. Physically present. Emotionally present. Neurologically … Continue reading A Perfect Storm
I have a major backlog of recent successes to write about—not a bad problem, I suppose. I also have the Olympics to watch, so I'll humbly accept a gold medal in procrastination until these precious few weeks of obscure sports about which I’m suddenly extremely passionate once every four years are over, at which point … Continue reading Gold-Medal Procrastinator
It’s threatening a thunderstorm, and I was feeling a general sense of disquiet at home as I kept trying to accomplish a task on which I couldn't quite manage to focus. This is a recurrent pattern I’ve noticed in myself: meteorological unrest seems to result in my being a little unsettled and woefully unproductive. Years … Continue reading Yet Another Post about the Public Library
A version of this post sat in my drafts folder for many weeks. I kept leaving it there because I’ve been spending most of my free time in recent days either exploring my surroundings or engaged in my newest hobby (and also because I've been procrastinating, but that goes without saying). Since this entry is … Continue reading Machine Sew, Arm Pedal
Last Wednesday was one for the books. It was on that monumental day that my occupational therapist, a sales rep, and a technician, the latter two from a medical-equipment supplier, came in the late morning so that I could trial a power chair and so that my OT could evaluate whether or not I'm a … Continue reading Joystick
I’m in the middle of writing a few longer posts, one of which I planned to finish today. It’ll have to wait a day or two, though, because life got—is getting—in the way. “Got in the way” in the little-used positive sense of that phrase. In recent weeks/months, life hasn't been an impediment to my … Continue reading Rambling in(to) the Woods
I meant to write this post a month or so ago but never got around to it. This morning, though, a conversation with a friend reminded me that this, of all things, is something to document in a semi-public forum. Here I am, then, documenting it semi-publicly, basking in my own glory (what else is … Continue reading Personal Support
I don't have much to say about the solar eclipse because it's the first time I've experienced anything like it. I had a reaction I didn't quite anticipate. Though I don't live in the path of totality and wasn't dedicated enough to travel to see it in its full glory, it was truly a sight … Continue reading (Near-)Total Eclipse
It's been another week full of highs. For reasons of expediency, I'll limit myself to documenting just one of them today. Rest assured, though, that you can expect more gloating in future entries. I'm currently in the lobby of my building sipping a coffee and breaking up my afternoon with a welcome change of scenery. … Continue reading And a Door Opens
De Morbo Sacro: Life and/with Epilepsy 