Author Archives: jazzhandsmom06

I’m ready for the flack and anger I’ll probably get from this post. But it’s something that I need to say. The world is watching from afar what happened with the massage parlor killing spree this week. Some of us are watching it from up close. There is no excuse for what happened. None. ThoseContinue reading “A Cry For Help”

I’m a helper. I have been for as long as I can remember…I’d be shocked to hear that there was even a time before my memory when I wasn’t. I Love To Help. You’re in pain? I bet I can find a way to help. You’re in trouble? I can help. You need advice? I’mContinue reading “Blink Twice”

This probably has a lot to do with the fact that I’ve been feeling a little…off…today, anyway, but I’ve been kinda freaked out since this afternoon. I went back to school 3 years ago. I decided I needed to find myself again…and a good way to do that would be to go back to “AcademicContinue reading “Crap”

Captain America: Civil War – Brock Rumlow – aka Crossbones – As Black Widow tries to electrocute him he merely responds with, “I don’t work like that no more”. I think about this scene and this quote way more often than is probably normal. Partially (*cough* mostly) because I’m a giant nerd, but also becauseContinue reading “Just Call Me Crossbones”

Oof. I was just going through my old Google photos and suddenly I realized that that is the one place that still has pictures of me and the ex that we call Lord Voldemort (because he shall not be named). Those pictures still hurt. Have you ever really and truly believed that you were finallyContinue reading “Forever and Almost Always”

It’s funny…I was already thinking about writing this blog as I was driving this morning…but then, on that drive, an even more poignant reason to do so occurred. First, I feel like I should clarify something. I keep explaining my diagnosis of POTS as a heart condition. There are a few reasons for that: POTSContinue reading “The Silver Lined Heart”

First World Runner Problem: I got REAL mad at my Garmin today. Like BIG MAD. No, it wasn’t broken. No, the battery didn’t die. No, it didn’t track my miles wrong. It was just flat out mean to me. *stomp foot brattily* *shut up, WordPress, brattily is a word if I say it’s a word*Continue reading “Eff You, Garmin”

So. This is how it ends. With a teenaged girl standing over my body…frantically mashing… 444. 44-2-8-33. 999-666-88. Over and over and over. While laughing maniacally and rocking back and forth like a lunatic rocking horse. Or, you know…that’s how I imagine this playing out when I get home with her new prepaid flip phoneContinue reading “The Final Momoir”

You guys…let me tell you about the horribly awkward moment that happened to me yesterday. This random guy…asked me out to dinner…on a county facebook thread…with 1,000 comments…in front of all of those local people… In case you were wondering, Facebook doesn’t have a good “deer in headlights” gif. I tried to be polite andContinue reading “Until I Trust Myself Again”

I’ve heard it said that the hardest part of grief isn’t the beginning. At the beginning of the situation that you grieve you are surrounded with love and well wishes. You are in the forefront of everyone’s minds as they try to help you through. No…the hardest part of grief is when people have toContinue reading “Don’t Even Know What To Name This…”