Title: Compulsion

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ENTRIES WITH AN ASTERISK AFTER THE DATE* CONTAIN PHOTOS.


DECEMBER 2008  

December 17*  day #417 of captivity

NOVEMBER 2008  

November 30  up soccer: heartbreaker
November 18  up soccer: playoff time again

OCTOBER 2008  

October 15  up soccer: the rule of threes

SEPTEMBER 2008  

September 21  staycation

AUGUST 2008  

August 27*  a bouncing baby boy elephant
August 26  r.i.p. kevin duckworth. you'll always be loved.
August 15  i'm blind, i'm deaf, i wanna be a ref!
August 12  who the hell do we root for now?

JULY 2008  

July 10*  soccer, crotch grabbing, and flying pigs - oh my!

JUNE 2008  

June 28  gay marriage and hypocritical mormons
June 16  john mccain's c*nt
June 05*  soccer! now, with more strangulation!
June 01  really, really meh

MAY 2008   

no entries: see 4/24 writer's block entry

APRIL 2008  

April 24  writer's block
April 22  redesign

MARCH 2008  

March 24  sanity thieves
March 18  godspeed, uncle Ole
March 01  my constipated brain

JANUARY 2008  

January 14*  ROTFLOL
January 08*  Kitten the Barbarian
January 04  the big ass countdown to sanity

DECEMBER 2007  

December 28*  peeved kitten
December 13  strangled by my own eardrum
December 10*  accidental spammer kitten
December 02*  new kitten

NOVEMBER 2007  

November 30  the agony of defeat. and i do mean agony.
November 24  birthday
November 22*  happy thanksgiving from simonster
November 14  sinusitis: i'd rather have a kidney stone
November 08  beware of credit card companies
November 04  UP: wcc champs

OCTOBER 2007  

October 18  the home version of electroshock therapy
October 12  i haz grand mal seizure
October 05  shining through impossible odds
October 03  i'm in the jury pool. again!
October 01  world cup: let's just forget the whole thing

SEPTEMBER 2007  

September 27  the biggest brain fart in world cup history
September 23  what a team. what a year. what a ride.

AUGUST 2007  

August 11  my turn to sift the turds out of the catbox we call society
August 05  snot, kidney stones, and skin plagues - oh my

JUNE 2007  

June 12  marriage tip #73
June 06  writer's block

MAY 2007  

May 18*  odd portland misconceptions
May 16  the ascent from the depths of despair

APRIL 2007  

April 26  the forbidden fruit of nasal decongestant
April 21  the interminably dreary off season is over!
April 20  depression's mental constipation
April 18  virginia tech shooting
April 14  a 1,500+ word entry about a wrong number
April 07  questioning my sanity in the face of my parents' nuttiness
April 04*  ladies and gentlemen, meet the kidney stones

MARCH 2007  

March 30  in honour and celebration of peekwee
March 28  less tedious, more tantalizing
March 23  crashing the party bridge
March 20  my life as a crash test dummy
March 17  pet food recall
March 14*  simonsterly birthday wishes
March 12  if anyone has any chocolate morphine truffles...
March 08  the kind of news that makes a footy fan very happy
March 05*  my own Colbert "on notice" board
March 02  bad, bad evil kidney stone!

FEBRUARY 2007  

February 27  testosterone man
February 24  plan b: emergency contraception
February 20  maya angelou
February 19  psychiatric angsty pants
February 16  antipsychotic meds? holy crap, how bad off am i?
February 14*  simonstery valentine's day
February 06*  out of sorts
February 02  d&c; no longer pregnant
February 01  it's over: failed miscarriage

JANUARY 2007  

January 27  hoping for the best but preparing for the worst
January 24  a chance the fetus will survive, but the odds aren't good
January 17  the threat of miscarriage rears its ugly head
January 08  book: pregnancy blues
January 05  i am pregnant. again.
January 01  imaginary weight gain

DECEMBER 2006  

December 30  help! i've fallen and i can't get up!
December 28  the ol' funk coloured glasses
December 24*  happy holidays from simonster
December 19  holy freaking gonads! it's a christmas miracle!
December 17  writer's block doesn't leave you feeling homicidal
December 14  friendly neighborhood mountains gobbling up the tourists
December 11*  mt. hood/view from portland today
December 09  solitude does ample more good than semantic conjugation
December 07*  i've yet to find an OS X compatible thong
December 05*  Simonster, Simonster, she eats little girls and boys...
December 03  unc sucks; u.s. women qualify for 2007 world cup
December 01  the terror of pregnancy depression

NOVEMBER 2006  

November 29*  relationship advice from george w bush
November 28  literally freezing my ass off, that's what i'm shooting for
November 26  splicing me to death, one cut for each word i dared speak
November 25  what the bleepin' hell is wrong with our parents?
November 24  uber sucky birthday #nth
November 21*  good hair day
November 19  victoriously dancing with joy is my one birthday wish
November 17*  my november guest
November 15  my long-suffering husband will hopefully suffer no more
November 13  SAD and trying light therapy
November 12*  lights out, creativity on
November 11  UP advances to the third round
November 09  tonight UP's quest began...
November 07  when all felt right with the world
November 06  the NCAA's drunken bracket binge
November 05  K-Ted For Guv
November 04  West Coast Conference title screwed
November 02  hell and back

OCTOBER 2006  

October 31*  that's marriage for you - terror filled and full of surprises
October 29  TicketMaster, you've been warned
October 27  the politics of hypocrisy
October 25  mode to joy
October 23  they can rebuild me, hopefully
October 22*  in autumn's splendor
October 21  the type of day i needed
October 19  thank god for baseball
October 18  the pregnancy is over

SEPTEMBER 2006  

September 29  crazy pregnancy hormones and soccer fandom
September 26  he's fired, i'm euphoric
September 24  tired, achey, puke coloured glasses
September 22  cautiously optimistic
September 21  it's official - i'm pregnant
September 18  peeing on sticks
September 17  birthday wishes
September 15  three positive pregnancy tests and one shocked moi
September 14  book: lolita
September 12  beware the crying, hugging stranger
September 10  the referee forgot his seeing eye dog
September 08  first UP home game of the season. joy!
September 07  flares, police officers, and arrests! oh my!
September 05  book: the kite runner
September 03  now that's a win!
September 01  i have since been rolling on the floor in ecstasy

AUGUST 2006  

August 29  the day evil my mom nearly died
August 27  oi. pass the valium and vodka
August 25  kicking off the season with a spectacular... tie?!?
August 21  book: crimson petal
August 18*  if at first you don't succeed, get a chainsaw wielding lumberjack
August 16  University of Portland's soccer season starts August 25
August 12  if only we could teach those flying pigs to play soccer...
August 10*  who says there's nothing good on tv anymore?
August 07*  kittens should not be used as bobcat snacks
August 04*  2,000 miles in eight days through five states
August 03*  this is the place
August 02*  I went to Westminster College, not Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
August 01*  temples, polygamy, and pizza

JULY 2006  

July 31*  on the road to mormonville
July 30*  lake tahoe
July 28*  family fun with Photo Booth
July 25  going on vacation
July 19  I actually want to rejoin the human race again

JUNE 2006  

June 23  the U.S. has won the World Cup. Twice, in fact.

MAY 2006  

May 05  anti-depressants may not work for me, but soccer certainly does
May 01  slowly starting to find my way out

APRIL 2006  

sabbatical: still drowning in semi-nicotine free depression

MARCH 2006  

March 10*  macbook photo booth silliness

FEBRUARY 2006  

February 06  time smoke-free: 55 days

JANUARY 2006  

sabbatical: drowning in nicotine free depression

DECEMBER 2005  

December 26  two weeks without a cigarette
December 15  need to figure out how to get thru this without killing anyone
December 12  i quit. smoking, that is.
December 08  my last few days as a smoker are at hand
December 06  "I love you and I don't want you to die"
December 04*  University of Portland: NCAA Soccer National Champions!
December 02*  JOY! UP still undefeated, now it's on to the final game

NOVEMBER 2005  

November 18  soccer Picasso
November 16*  a large growth named Simone
November 14  I knew tickets would go fast, but this is just nuts
November 12  feels symbolic to no longer have to drive my mother's old car
November 10  it was the gesture, not the car, that meant so much
November 08  you can't keep UP down. even if you send them to nebraska
November 06  I have a little red Mini Cooper, if only for a few days
November 05  our warbling pogostick did a mt vesuvius impersonation
November 03  happy birthday. thanks for nearly destroying my life.

OCTOBER 2005    

October 31*  Simonster
October 29  maybe I'm picky, but I don't want to live in a $1200 shoebox
October 27*  they torture me with their cuteness
October 24  Godot is waiting to exhale my antidepressant
October 21  chicks in cleats: the hottest ticket in town
October 20*  jesus wants me to get some booty
October 18  Depeche Mode got their mopey lusty groove back
October 17  the new and exciting kind of overwhelming
October 16  you're a spoiled fan to be upset over all wins and 1 tie
October 14  Exquisite Pain
October 12  don't need a police state to deal with bladder control issues
October 11*  oout and aboout in nature's splendor
October 10  for the love of Pele, do the right thing and sell the team
October 09  some go to church, but soccer is my spiritual enlightenment
October 06  assisted suicide: oregon got it right
October 03  Portland Pilots to the rescue
October 01*  art museum: on the outside, looking in

SEPTEMBER 2005    

September 30  time to celebrate, because today hell came to an end
September 17  happy birthday to you, the love of my life
September 16  portland timbers - faster than a speeding... slug
September 14  money, people, jobs, life... we're waiting on it all
September 10  timbers playoff bound, I impress players by gargling
September 08  uptight, repressed soccer moms UNunite
September 06  to top things off, I superglued myself to my car
September 05  they're spawning another demon child
September 04  disaster relief, portland style: bong hit, anyone?
September 03  they need disaster relief, not a song and dance number
September 01  hurricane katrina: how will bush spin this one?

AUGUST 2005     

August 22  five bags of M&Ms and a bucket of lard
August 20  evil arch rivals and neanderthal man
August 16  the mutant zebra of self tanning
August 14  day by numbers
August 12  spontaneously combusting with joy over a kitten
August 10  pride cometh before the fall of Canada
August 09  kicking the itch out of dyshidrotic eczema
August 07  it's so much fun being childish. keeps me young and petty
August 03  sweaty, dehydrated, heat stroked defeat
August 02  Where is Madam Pomfrey when you need her?

JULY 2005          

July 23  repentance: twenty Hail Hugos and ten corner kicks
July 17  truest love, purest joy, and most heartfelt happiness
July 16  swearing I'm not sick, while Ross chases me with orange juice
July 14  phlem and sweaty men rock the socks right off my head
July 12  buwahahaha! revenge is sweet!
July 10  the century mark
July 09  i hope this passes quickly, like a phlem filled ship in the night
July 07  london bombings: our brave new world
July 06  pedometers don't bounce
July 04  getting decapitated really would've put a damper on the night
July 02  strolling down the street with one of the Timbers, trying not
to fall drunkenly on my face

JUNE 2005          

June 30  it's not often you see players fight to defend their fans
June 27 the cuisinart school of hair dressing
June 23 so what if we suck!
June 22 a fine kettle of puffer fish I've gotten myself into
June 19 lightning started crackling across the sky
June 18 the Timbers lost gracefully and at no point looked like they
were humping each other
June 13 fire ants marching in my chest
June 12 smiling, with tears in his eyes
June 11* something about his thighs. and whip cream
June 09 bridge city comics - dream to reality
June 07 vomitressa, goddess of chunk blowing
June 06 my kingdom for a bong hit
June 03 first mark in the loss column
June 02 "You have an adoptive family, isn't that enough?"
June 01 no more Lucky Charms

MAY 2005          

May 31  a phone rings, it doesn't send angry rednecks to your door
May 30  a streetcar named assisted suicide
May 28  yellow carded nipples
May 26  it's time to cross 'drive myself insane' off my to-do list
May 25  PETFF (People for the Ethical Treatment of Footy Fans)
May 23  demented menage a trois with two of the Seven Dwarves
May 21  u r the coolest aunt ever
May 19  vowing to glue her legs together and lock her in a convent
May 17  feeling awkward in having become a spectator sport
May 13  it felt good, like getting in touch with the chutzpah I once had
May 12  showdown at the neurosis corral
May 11  lighting the furniture on fire wasn't enough to change his mind
May 09  take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice
May 08  Mother's day #3 sans mom and I'm at peace
May 07  embarking on his happily ever after
May 06  the case of the flying tampons
May 05  lifestyles of the bitchy and virulent
May 04  momentary funhouse mirror of the psyche
May 03  arrivederci means see ya later, motherfucker
May 02  freeze! I've got house keys and I'm not afraid to use them
May 01  getting your white supremacist panties in a twist

APRIL 2005          

April 30  iSwore, iScreamed, iCheered and, ultimately, iWon
April 29  if only they hadn't whipped out lawn chairs in the 2nd half
April 28  pharmaceutically delicious
April 26  making Ross the poster boy for oops, I crapped my pants
April 25  THUD-Thud-thudthudthud over and over until I want to scream
April 24* me and zola, early morning sleepiness
April 22  moving into my new domain

the rest of the archives, dating back to 1997, are at my old site

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