Author Archives: Ealasaid

Because I am too tired to post anything real. :) Filched from the incomparable Dianne Sylvan.

It’s over! I finished. 50,040 is my final official wordcount. There was a last-minute kerfluffle when the NaNoWriMo official verifying wordcounter totally disagreed with the one in Open Office and I had to scrounge up another 900 words, but whatever. … Continue reading →

As previously noted, I had knee surgery this week! Woo! It went really well. The surgery was at Precision SurgiCenter, which was kind of a trip. Very fast, very efficient. But it was surreal to go to a normal-looking office … Continue reading →

NaNoWriMo is here again, folks! Huzzah! Antwon and I went to the first-minute write in / Halloween party, which was fun as always. This year it was at a fellow Wrimo’s house, rather than the traditional Denny’s, and that meant … Continue reading →

My recent entry on the BMI has resulted in some folks sending me links and me surfing around, so here’s some of what I’ve been looking at recently! Here is a fantastic blog entry about why harshing on your own … Continue reading →

I have sworn off weighing myself. I started dieting young, like a lot of American girls. I was in Weight Watchers in Junior High, where my body clung to every last ounce it could and all I thought about, ever, … Continue reading →

Last Saturday was the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Like most Bay Area folk, I remember exactly where I was when it hit. I’d been home sick that day, and was still in my jammies at the dining … Continue reading →

So, remember back in June when I saw Dr. J and talked about surgery? I eventually decided to try PT instead. Well, I did PT. For months. And as I said to Dr. J last week when I saw him … Continue reading →

Last week was Invisible Illness Week! I had no idea. Better late than never, though, so I’ll post this now: 30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know The illness I live with is: Fibromyalgia I was diagnosed … Continue reading →

So Gary Marcus wrote an article on Guitar Hero and Rock Band purporting to examine their popularity. He put my hackles up with his first sentence: In some ways, Guitar Hero and Rock Band seem like the stupidest games on … Continue reading →