Brains are weird. The last day or two, I've been dissolving into grief and fear and anger from contemplating going through eye surgery without Hubby. He was supposed to be here to hold my hand, dammit. It's the closest I've come to full=on wailing. I calmed down, did a bit of rearranging of my desk, then the thought wandered through, "It sucks, but it'll be done soon, no big deal."

The same brain, mental bootleg turns with no warning. I need better anti-sway bars.

Did we know about "The Secret Life of a Journal" Comic? [link] "It's like my life is a bottle episode". ETA Due to salty language, it's NSFW.

Yeah, Connie. Anti-sway bars sound good. It's almost bleak how what must be done, can be done.

The same brain, mental bootleg turns with no warning.

Yep. It's going to happen. And it sucks. It's normal, but that doesn't make it hurt any less. Roll with the flow and ride it out. For me, fighting them made it so much worse.

In case it is in any doubt, erika is the best! I just received and awesome parcel from Powell's in the mail! My first thought was, "self you have not been drunk for several months now, how did you order something from Powell's and not remember it." But no, the package was from erika with the audio version of Go the Fuck to Sleep, a copy of Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott and a copy of Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich! Best pregnancy gift ever.

My signed copy of Neil Gaiman's Trigger Warnings was also in the mail, and I'm still more excited about the gift!

Oh that's an awesome gift, sj. And well done, erika!

Lamott and Rich all at once--makes you want to deem Sam Jackson a temporary, honorary woman.

You are so welcome. Well done, Powell's on the shipping too...wonder how SLJ would feel about honorary womanhood...

Soooo thoughtful and perfect, erikaj!

I'm just sitting here chortling about "Go the Fuck to Sleep".

I'm just sitting here chortling about "Go the Fuck to Sleep".

It was the first thing I opened (everything was beautifully wrapped), and I could not stop laughing.