strange and bizarre week this has been…a mix of pre-holiday stress that has been radiating out from others to my own absolute functional collapse (from the sudden loss of stress from that damn phone bill) to a strange and odd turning and connecting that has…well, left me tired and not on line as much I would like to be.

My shoulder is finally feeling better and I am off today to go shoot that painting I had been talking about. So hopefully, that will be posted next week. And I will also… Continue

Well…it is not Stan’s influence at all. Someone was over and looking at the Mad Kitten and said “I think that is an American Ringtail Cat.” Also known as a “Singaling,” which oddly fits. She is definitely not a pure bred, she is too small and her curl is too tight. But it was bizarre to read about their traits and see pictures of other cats with this odd tail thing going on. Plus, I found out that their tail starts off straight and then curls. Plus, it is an indicator of their happiness – the ti… Continue

My shoulder was feeling so much better yesterday morning. It was like my brain had been returned to me and I felt great. Got my things done, went to the café in the morning and decided that come hell or high water I was going to start writing on the new piece. The new piece that is called “Ages.”

I was not feeling like writing (although I wanted to but I think it was more a guilt thing). I was not feeling inspired. I was feeling burnt out and just glad not to be in so much pain.
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