The Inner Workings of...

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abeyance: suspension; temporary cessation.

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felicitous: apt or appropriate; also, delightful.

The last couple of days have actually been pretty good. My seasonal depression stuff hasn't been nearly as prevalent as it had the last few weeks, which is a miracle in and of itself. Yesterday, I spent most of the day trying to rid the house of fleas for something like the 4th time. Sprayed stuff, washed stuff and washed AND sprayed our dog Tasha. Hopefully this will take 'coz this crap is the pits! You KNOW its bad when the fucking things start biting people.

I haven't hopped on World of Warcraft in the last few days, mostly because I seem to be so damned tired lately. Not sure why that is although it could do with hormones. Goddess only knows, really. Trying to motivate myself is a bitchkitty, but somehow I manage to take care of the house and cook a dinner for the girls when they get home.

I've started filling out surveys online to get some sort of money. There's a couple of companies I use and I'm slowly trickling in a few sheckels, which is marginally better than no sheckels. :-P

For some weird reason, I've found myself flirting with one of the guys from the band Arkarna via Twitter and FaceBook. LOL Maybe I'll get a free CD or something out of it! That's just weird to think.


One thing I've contemplated and haven't yet made a decision on is whether or not I should go ahead and take a couple of community college courses this spring. For the uninformed, I've gotten involved in a research group over at Southwest Illinois College (SWIC) specifically because there's a study they're working on about how transgender people perceive sexism and they wanted a transperson in the group. I had already wanted to enroll for classes before I got involved in the group, eventually to practice psychology. Not specifically for LGBT folk, but it would be a good group to have as clients and it's subject matter that I'm familiar with as a queer-identified woman who also happens to be transgender.

I'm just not sure financially that this household can pull it off. I have a duty to Al & Amy to cover 1/3 of the rent and my utilities, which I'm already NOT doing due to lack of a job. Money's already tight and I can't imagine it being like that for 6 years while I attend school. But the thought I keep having echoes my thoughts on LGBT rights: If not now, then when? *sigh* I'm so conflicted, I swear! *sigh*

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maunder: to talk or wander aimlessly.

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skulduggery: devious, dishonest, or unscrupulous behavior or activity.

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sommelier: a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.

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truculent: fierce; savage; ferocious.

Or, at least, having a basic post shell one can create and choose at leisure so they don't have to write the same sort of thing out each time.

I'm using my journal for my novel this year, so I had a format I was planning on using all the time, but having to type it out is a bit of a hassle, yanno?

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irenic: promoting peace.

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eke: to gain or supplement with great effort or difficulty.

From the beginning of the year to October 22, 2009 there have been 95 transgender-related murders internationally. That's 19 murders PER MONTH; nearly double the 47 last year. I don't care if you're straight, gay, bi or other; whether you're transgender or not; whether you're male, female or somewhere in between; I would like you to take a few minutes to view these lives (via YouTube) and remember them in your prayers. Know that these people COULD have been someone close to you or that you love!

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tenebrous: dark; gloomy.

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stentorian: extremely loud.

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conflate: to bring together; to meld.

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punctilious: precise; exact in the smallest particulars.