“My eyes told the story as my body scripted the pages.“

Me, coming back from the mom & pop convenient store, after charging it to my father’s account.
It’s like a having a “people credit card.”
Little Joey, after sticking a piece of cauliflower the size of his face, into his mouth.
Mmmm…. *cough, cough*
Miss Honeychurch’s gChat message.
I knew that level of “connection” between an uncle & niece [...]

Thank you…
Dyanna for the conversations between errands
Bethany for the home to cook dinner in
Tia & John for the game night
Justin for the friendship we once had, that lasts
Dad for the effort
Joe & Jamie for the change of scenery and company
Mom for the phone calls
Penny for making me feel useful
Casey & Kailey for the remote conversations
Katie [...]

Not “party” as it lacked a lot of the over the top elements. Excitement included chocolate zuchinni cake, Balderdash & G-Rated sex talk.
We all made the best of a great situation

I originally wrote this as a comment, but wanted to make it more visible.
I keep reflecting on the night.
My manhood & maturity, kept being called into question. I took the grabs & pushes with my arms outstretched. I responded to the insults and attacks with diffusing words, repeating, “Don’t worry, we’re leaving. We’re leaving.” [...]

Any readers remember the Friend’s Board I made to keep track of when I interacted with friends and family members so that life didn’t drown my good intentions to keep in touch with loved ones?
Well, this is kind of like version 2.0. There are a lot of friends and family members where we’re moving and [...]

I’ve got marks on my body, that I’m not sure where they came from. I’ve got scars on the heart that I’m wearing for the “love” you give my loved ones. I’ve got a thousand words for your two ears, the math & your ignorance makes it impossible to speak. I’ve got people in my [...]

Me talking to Tony about problems a client is having with a DVD.
ME: I couldn’t believe it didn’t work for him.
TONY: Are you using garbage DVDs? lol
ME: I’M USING WHAT I CAN AFFORD! CDs with DVD written on them using a Sharpie
A friend talking about her medical problems, that I could relate all to well [...]

A friend called me around 1:30am the other night, crying & shaking. She asked what a panic attack felt like. We continued to talk for a good 30 minutes, but after we hung up I began to think about how misunderstood the disorder is. So, I wanted to write about the past seven years of [...]

FightingWindmills tagged me, as one of their newer acquaintances, with the Favorite Posts Meme which offers a second chance to older, perhaps forgotten posts.
Rules: Go back through your archives and post the links to your five favorite blog posts that you’ve written.
Link One must be about family.
Link Two must be about friends.
Link Three must be [...]

“As I grew, I found the family I was rooted in wasn’t the one I’d grow & love.“

Allison, of That’s What She Blogged fame, has a great list entitled 10 Random Facts (go read it… after you read mine ) It’s inspired me to make such a list of my quirks & experiences.
Here we go, in no particular order (OMG, A RANDOMLY ORDERED LIST OF RANDOM DETAILS, NUMBERED AS A RANDOM [...]

“I’ve got a grin and a glance. I need nothing more since they got me you.“

“Life wasn’t passing her by, it was trying to keep up.“