H and I met up in Indy today and visited Pogue's Run, a tunnel system underneath the city which a creek runs through. I learned about it through the website Atlas Obscura. It didn't look like the safest place to explore alone, and when I'd asked H if he'd be willing to go with me, … Continue reading Pogue’s Run – Part 1
So Mean
I was at Walmart last night, in the process of reading and comparing packages on batteries when someone said something to me - breaking my concentration (my concentration is intense, even for comparing products). I looked up and saw a young guy, good looking (knew it), trying to offer me a charming smile, and I … Continue reading So Mean
Pursuing Happiness
I posted this on Facebook today but felt it would be worth posting here, too, as part of my effort to chronicle my ongoing journey from mental illness to mental health. Last year near the end of July I sprained my ankle and had to spend months mostly stuck in bed, playing No Man's Sky … Continue reading Pursuing Happiness
Silver Lining
The silver lining of repressing and compartmentalizing your emotions since childhood is that sometimes the ability to set aside your emotions is actually a useful tool. I felt a twinge, last night, seeing the signs of emotional distress on my husband's face, but I wasn't going to allow that moment of empathy to become a … Continue reading Silver Lining
I Held The Line
My husband decided he couldn't wait for the end of the month before bringing up another emotionally fraught conversation, and I held my boundaries and I called him out on his shit - repeatedly - until HE fled the conversation that he insisted on starting. Now he's wandering around the house looking like death, because … Continue reading I Held The Line
Things I Brought Back
I don't exactly have a large disposable income at the moment, but I still purchased a few things on my trip (other than food & gas). First up, a big red mug that just makes me happy to look at it, plus a pair of retro-styled jean shorts, found in a KARM thrift store. Next, … Continue reading Things I Brought Back
More Tennessee Photos
My sister J and I wanted to get some exercise and so visited a park with a walking trail near my dad's place. The trail itself wasn't very long, but we discovered we could follow a gravel drive up a hill and ended up in a sprawling red dirt pit. It was a pretty neat … Continue reading More Tennessee Photos
Smoky Mountain Knife Works
This store is huge. Huge and weird and practically swimming in a very southern American masculine aesthetic with a big side of nerd thrown in. Here's the story of how I ended up here during my visit to Tennessee - I have a favorite knife. It's got a metal handle where the blade and handle … Continue reading Smoky Mountain Knife Works
Another Conversation
(This was written the morning of August 30th, before my trip to Tennessee, but I did not have time to finish and publish it then.) I just realized the trip I'm taking today - heading to Tennessee to see my sister J and my dad - will be the first time I've taken a trip … Continue reading Another Conversation
Artists’ Circle, Gatlinburg, TN
A selection of photos from our day browsing the contents of arts & crafts shops in the vicinity of Gatlinburg, TN. If you take this gnome-elf thing home, it is definitely going to come alive and go on a murder spree.
On A Good Day 