I sometimes suffer from compulsions to do things like brush my hair exactly a hundred strokes, or make sure all the blinds are pointing the same direction, or build simple structures out of my macaroons, or reread manga that I just read a week ago because I want to.

Random musings on the world from someone work avoiding. Now that the dust has settled . Of it, is the best way to try and understand the often pointless mess we live in. Humour often saves us from rage. Laughter is better for the soul and the brain.

Friday, September 21, 2012. Or what they told me and it just did not work. Sometimes, you just wanted to curl up on the couch and play on the iPad watching old episodes of Friends. Sometimes you wanted to drink wine and work on the computer. Ask the husband for SPECIFIC help.

Originally published in the September 2014 issue of Lightspeed, made the long list for the 2014 Tiptree Award. The Tiptree goes to a work that explores gender in science fiction and fantasy. Tracking and mixing for the new album are finally done! In Joy, Knowing the Abyss Behind.