Author: geckojudo

And I need to change that! I’m beginning to think that the climbing gym is pretty safe and, with good hygiene, is safer yet. I need to stop in and make sure the padlock on my locker is still intact and see if they still have beanies in stock with the gym logo on them—they … Continue reading Haven’t climbed in close to a year

Eighty percenty ethanol alcohol mixed with the finest magnesium carbonate on earth! Can it get any better than that? I don't think so, but that's just me. My Friction Labs Hygenic Secret Stuff (liquid chalk) arrived over the weekend and I am incredibly excited! Pandemic, I fear you less! With 80% ethanol alcohol in it, … Continue reading My new and improved Friction Labs Secret Stuff arrived

Well, I started a new medication yesterday. It is meant to help me concentrate, which I have had trouble with for many years, and it is also supposed to help me "turn my brain off" at night so that I can sleep better. Sleep is an eternal fight for me. I have been running on … Continue reading Started a new medication yesterday

So, yes, I survived World War III, also known as the Fourth of July. Miraculously. I appreciate the holiday, but I cannot tolerate much in the way of its celebration because I have such a severe and chronic case of PTSD. Bummer, but yeah. It really sends me over the edge! It is over for … Continue reading Wild ride!

I have been slaving away at my computer researching, typing up papers, reading, analyzing, citing, and going out of my mind all week so far. I find it oddly satisfying, but I have been sorely neglecting my blog in the process. So, first thing's first. Today is Squiggle Bug's third birthday!!! Yes, he has survived … Continue reading Lots going on

I have to be honest with you. I am suffering from a serious lack of creativity lately, and I believe it to be the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. How, you ask, can I blame this crisis of creativity on SARS-CoV-2? It is easy. I do not watch television except to catch the occasional weather … Continue reading COVID and creative numbness

I just woke up from a nap—a much-needed nap. I woke up at 0100hrs this morning and had been up since then. My psychiatrist has suggested that I switch my medications up to a night schedule so that I am up at night and sleep during the day. This would be an experiment for two … Continue reading Happy Father’s Day and a few other comments

Well, we are getting some April showers . . . in mid-June . . . and we are getting a nice soaker of a rain so that the trees and flowers and grass can actually get a drink instead of everything just washing away. We really need the moisture here, though. We just fell under … Continue reading A rainy writing day

Today is stressful. I feel a heavy anxiety weighing on me. I feel like I need to be doing everything and nothing all at once. No, this is not boredom. This is a stress that stems from my upcoming online graduate class that I have to read and annotate two novels for. I have chosen … Continue reading Anxiety and worry, stress and fury

I printed out the grading rubrics and module requirements and everything else that I could, including the syllabus, for SNHU’s ENG 510 “Studying the Craft” course that will begin on 22 Jun 2020. That is a mere week and a half from now. The professor contacted me regarding the disability services that I will need … Continue reading A decent day and some prospects for the future