barrington99@gmail.com I have “hidden” all my friends on facebook who use “Lil Greenpatch” as their automatic status updater. This probably makes me a bad person. But since I’ve confessed that, I’ll confess something else…those “friends” were the ones who, when I saw their friend requests, I thought either “ugh” or “why?” So is the Lil Green … Read more
If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period–especially if a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure are among your symptoms–this could be indicative of an episode of depression. 1. Depressed MoodA person may report feeling “sad” or “empty” or may cry frequently. YES2. Decreased Interest … Read more
I have been working on decision-making as a skill my entire life, and I’m still fairly bad at it. We have a rehearsal for a pitching event at school this morning at which attendance is not required, but requested. It will be followed closely by my niece’s “princess birthday party” this afternoon–I am still in … Read more
Histopingogram today. Otherwise know as a “dye test,’ the radiologist puts some contrast liquid into your cervix and and then uses that to see if it comes out through your fallopian tubes. Although he could see my left fallopian tube, no fluid seemed to pass through, implying that it is blocked. I didn’t expect that. … Read more
From the essay by Mark Twain. I think about it often in relationship to my chosen craft. Now when I had mastered the language of this water and had come to know every trifling feature that bordered the great river as familiarly as I knew the letters of the alphabet, I had made a valuable … Read more
It’s about eighteen minutes long, but if you are a writer, as I know a number of you are, I think you will find it time worth spending.
I have Tuesdays off this semester. Sometimes I feel a twinge—not exactly of guilt, but perhaps of slackness, that I petitioned out of a required production class and now I have this “free day” that no one else in my class has. I know in my head I’ve spent years doing set work, and more … Read more
Got a long overdue haircut yesterday at a place in Venice a woman in my Wednesday writing group (that I never go to because I have class) recommended. They have an advertised $20 first haircut. I figured the standard cut was probably $35 or $40, but caught a look at the price list as my … Read more
If I wanted to change my Facebook status much more often than I do, here are some I could but may or may not ever use: The “check engine” light has transitioned from intermittent to permanent. I would like our house better if we had floor lamps. Pools of light are better than an onslaught. … Read more
I had to pick a new dentist from the Doc-finder on my insurance website. She was nice enough I guess, but it was a little weird that when I left she gave me a DVD for a “business opportunity” that appears to be a pyramid marketing scheme: Prepaid Legal Services