I Am Not a Jedi

Here I am, up at 5:30 a.m. on my birthday, more excited than a kid half my age for this day. (more…)

For those following my blog, the two missing in the Delaware River were recovered, though not alive. Although I wish they could have met a kinder fate, I hope that their families can find some peace by having their bodies returned to them.

The restlessness I was feeling about this incident has subsided since the two were found. It was not the most ideal end to this tragedy, but I am glad that the families and friends can grieve with a sense of closure. And, to be self-centered, I am thankful that I won’t have to pass by the water and feel the unresolved sadness I felt the days before the two were found. Life is now allowed to go on, although it will not be that easy for some… (more…)

So, to avoid people freaking out about my last post, which was a bit somber, I figure I should write and update you all to my yoga adventures.

Current status? Very, very sore. (more…)

So, I’ve been in a bit of a funk for the past few days. There’s nothing in particular that has me “down,” but I just can’t shake this overall “blergh” feeling. (more…)

so, today is Mother’s Day. I’ve felt pretty ambivalent about this holiday–not because I don’t love my mother, or other mothers for that matter, but I guess it’s beginning to feel kind of pointless to celebrate these holidays at all. The days have no real significance for my mom anymore–she knows her routine and she will go along with whatever changes that we make to it, but the reasons why are generally lost. (more…)

Well,  after being MIA for the past few weeks, I’m hoping life will allow me to enjoy a little down time and normalcy. At least for a week. (more…)

The romantic in me would like to think that I’ve been up since 2 a.m. because somehow my body is set to the time of another place–some exotic far away city– Paris, maybe, or Barcelona?–and that somehow it is acting out the life I am supposed to be living. I am not awake to be hunched over the computer, trolling the internets waiting for sleep–I am supposed to be picking up the local paper (written in a language I suddenly am able to read), eating croissants and strong coffee. (more…)

People go back and forth about the value of social networking sites. Sometimes I do, too. (more…)

3 1/2 hours in Triumph Brewery with old friends, a new friend, and a wonderful husband, enjoying $3 pints, warm pretzels with homemade mustard, and then stuffing your face with a delicious eggplant parm sandwich. Even though my boots were soaked through after trekking through the slush and snow, it sure felt good to be in a crowded bar with strangers, hearing and feeling life all around me after being holed up in the apartment or in my cube all week long…

Here’s to good nights, good friends, and good beer… and insanely inappropriate conversations