Okay, that Lolcats picture doesn’t have much to do with this entry, but hey, the issue comes up often enough here. Plus it made me crack a smile, and I really needed that.
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I feel like a crystal vase teetering on the edge of a table in a house full of six-year-old boys. Precariously doomed.
I got [...]

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Social anxiety: the experience of fear, apprehension or worry regarding social situations and being evaluated by others.
I haven’t seen a single one of my close friends in four months. If it weren’t for work and MC, I’d probably go for days without uttering a single syllable. The funny thing is that although I’m an introvert, [...]

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Rachel at The F-Word issued the following optional assignment to readers of her blog:
My challenge is for you to write your own story of your body. Where would you begin? Where would you end? Is yours a work-in-progress? Is your saga a tragedy or a comedy? Does it have a happy ending or an ambiguous [...]

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[”New Brainland” by Unit Seven; full-size image here]
Do you think people with higher IQs tend to be unhappier than those with lower IQs?
I don’t know. I’m smart, and it feels really uncomfortable saying that. I would feel much safer enumerating my many imperfections. But amidst the detritus of my personhood, there is: intelligence. I’ve also [...]

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I’ve been having a rough couple of days. I’m okay, just really worried about some things I can’t go into here, and one of them is my own doing. Somehow as a result of feeling low, I’ve been putting off posting.
On a more positive note, it was cool to see MC’s family this weekend. They’re [...]

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