Sunday morning, as I sat in the parking lot outside the vet’s office, blinking at the shiny hotness of this July-in-April weather and dehydrated from crying, I noticed a burst of movement off to the the side of the building. A group of young men were dancing. Step, jump, turn, half step forward and back. [...]
“Reality so often fails when it comes to small, satisfying details, she thought.” -Nation, Terry Pratchett
Yesterday, someone bumped me and my newer camera hit the floor with a sickening thud. The lens is not cracked or in any way visibly damaged but it will not telescope properly when I turn the camera on. The lens starts to telescope, gets hung up and grinds for a bit, and then shuts itself [...]
I’m a woman. I have periods. In fact, I have been having periods for 25+ years so I’ve tried some things to deal with them and have come to the conclusion that I am all pads all the time. Every woman is different. I don’t really care. I also don’t understand the women who feel [...]