If I only had a brain...

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This is my brain.  It is from an MRI/MRA with contrast that I had a few months ago (record identifier blurred out).  This shows a cross-section somewhere about 1/2 way through.  Expectant mothers commonly carry around ultrasound pictures of their pending children, but I have a picture of my brain.  Yes, that is my nose [...]

Alone

There are some people in life who are perfectly content living alone and being alone.  I am not one of those people.  Maybe it was my conservative, Christian upbringing that gives me the desire to be partnered?  Maybe it’s because my parents divorced when I was only five years old?  I really don’t know.

Whatever the [...]

Mental Illness

Mental illness is no laughing matter.  It is also not something to be ashamed of.  More people than you know suffer from mental illnesses.  Unfortunately, in our society this is seen as a bad thing.  Depression, panic attacks, learning disabilities, postpartum depression, moderate to severe anxiety, chronic narcissism, etc. can all be classified as mental [...]

Homoerotic Depression

We all get sad from time to time.  As some may think, my issues are NOT caused by me being gay.  It just isn’t so.  I had a psychologist once that tried to pin all of my issues to my sexual orientation.  Does that mean that all straight people suffer from depression because they aren’t [...]

Who am I?

I dunno. The last several years have not been easy. I’ve moved yet again, I’ve lost and gained more weight than I care to admit, and I’ve changed jobs a few times. So, you say, “What’s the big deal, bitch?” Once upon a time… I was happy… about 22 or 23 [...]

Tips for Coming Out

Well, you’ve probably heard me before on the topic, but it’s time to give the official tips on coming out.  I’m not out to scare you or tell you not to come out.  On the other hand, I embrace your decision.  It will be one of the most difficult ones you make in your life.  [...]

You do this for free???

Last year before PodCamp, I kept getting the question at work, “What’s a podcast?” That most certainly is not the question on everyone’s mind this year. Now I am getting, “Why in the hell do you do this for free?” While for me and thousands of podcasters and bloggers out there [...]

Book Gone Wrong

Below is the introduction from a book that I thankfully never completed.  Let’s just say that the Word document was entitled: “Anti-inspiration.doc”.  Hope you find it interesting?!?!  Someone was in a mood that day…  pass the Prozac, please.

First Found

Exactly eight years and two months ago I experienced my first sexual encounter. Since then I’ve wondered where that guy went and what he was doing now. Well, damn, if I didn’t find him on myspace! That encounter and lack of him not ever calling me that summer after college led me [...]

Internal Battle

I have this current ongoing battle with myself.  I want to go out and do things but have to fight myself to do so.  I AM up every invitation that comes my way but do not find myself going out alone.  Still stuck in the house, I have let it go to hell and had [...]