Category Personal Thoughts

Moving into an apartment in Portland, Oregon at the end of the month. In a very queer part of town (considering the entire town is queer), in the Pearl District near the Willamette river. Given everything, I just need a…

Working with a realtor and will put the house on the market in a couple weeks. Getting my things moved into storage and any final tweaks on the van before I move into full time van life for a bit…

After doing a full trip with my cat in 90 degree plus weather, combined with my chronic pain, and the ambient terror I have at the moment (causing never ending meltdowns), I’m shifting direction just a little bit. As much…

Thinking out loud… Thinking about my original plan and although I really thought I wanted to get out of Colorado, there is certainly a comfort level here that is appealing when your brain is basically on fire and you are…

Thanks to my appendix, and subsequent emergency surgery required to actually live, I am now instantly another $10000 in debt. Yay. Fuck the American healthcare system, especially for people that can only afford an Obamacare plan out of pocket. Fuck…

Nothing like having your appendix decide today is the day, after 46 years, while you are at work. Out of commission for a few days but glad I made the decision to go to the E.R. rather than deal with…

I decided to officially join the fancy bike club. Although my $500 Vivi served me well enough, I’m tired of replacing rusty parts on it, and hurting myself lifting it onto my bike rack. I took advantage of the Colorado…

Yay! Have to take it easy for a while though. Need to enlist help getting the batteries swapped in my van I guess.

I spent Halloween alone as my brain sabotaged an invite to an event I would have loved to go (and worked myself into full anxiety so could not go later), but I dressed up for myself anyway. Did my best…

Pictures of the aftermath of trying to learn to roller skate in June, and all the metal I now have in my wrist as of October. I had fell backwards and tried to stop myself with my right hand. I…