Well, that's what today feels like, anyway. My family is gathering this afternoon because my sister will be out of town this upcoming weekend, and we wanted to have a family dinner while

The biggest problem I've always had with carrot-and-stick motivating factors that I control – like, "if I clean this room then I can have a cookie" – is that I can just... have the cookie.

...okay, it's actually clear out, but it is quite dark. And cold; the temperature here dropped nearly thirty degrees (Fahrenheit) since I woke up, and it was odd to hear when I woke

I finally made it back to the gym today. I didn't get a lot done – walked around a bunch, then twenty minutes on a recumbent bike (much easier on my back than a

Yesterday my partner Io reblogged something on Tumblr encouraging people to write fanfic, and more broadly to just write for yourself and have fun doing it. "Just follow your heart and write." That's