Monthly Archives: April 2008

Regrets: Maha Kumbh Mela

In 2001, my friend L and I were in our beloved India. We traveled around the north, to Rishikesh, to Delhi, to Calcutta… and even considered going up to Dharamasala, in hopes of asking the Dalai Lama a question. (But … Continue reading

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Gone fishing, take 3

So now I’m taking the Google approach to my hunt for a therapist. Which means that I’ve googled “Chicago therapist” and what do you know? People have rated therapists on Yelp. That’s kinda creeping me out. I mean, shouldn’t some … Continue reading

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It couldn’t have been scheduled for a better time

Lately it’s taken more than a little self-talk to drag myself from my warm, comfy bed. The sad side of the scale has been a little heavier than the happy side. I know it shouldn’t be that way, that I … Continue reading

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In case you are wondering if I love my sister

I’ve been privately reminiscing of the time when my little bird was just a baby. Until today, I almost forgot about the story below. And that would have been a shame, because then I wouldn’t have been able to tell … Continue reading

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Breakfast of champions

What I’m about to say is going to disappoint you, dear Internet. I don’t mean to be such a pathetic fatty, but one cannot always account for one’s preferences. See, as much as I know I should, for whatever reason … Continue reading

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The most important day EVER

A very special someone turned 21 today. Considering that, many years ago, I held her in my arms, cooed little loveys at her, and didn’t throw her out the window when she puked all over me (it was always a … Continue reading

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Gone fishing. Again.

As we have already established, my fail-safe action plan for finding a therapist… well, failed. So it was back to the drawing board, and I came up with: 2a. Go through (fucking) HMO book / online and get a list … Continue reading

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Depravity, perfected

Things like this make me wish I worked from home, or was a stay-at-home mom, or was independently wealthy (I never really wanted to be a productive member of society, anyway) or didn’t fear people walking into my office without … Continue reading

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Shake shake shake your body

The earth rattled and rolled this morning. Really, it did. I mean, it literally rattled and rolled. There was an earthquake! And you know what? It woke me up. It did! I sat up in my bed, some 9 stories … Continue reading

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Oh Yeah? Well then, frak you too!

You know, when my mom died I went through this frakkin’ awful grieving process-thing. It frakkin’ sucked. I’ve never been so unhappy in my frakkin’ life, and once I started to come out of that frakeriffic haze, I promised that … Continue reading

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