Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Every week has a different topic. Check it out! This week’s theme is books on your Winter TBR list. 13 reasons Why by Jay Asher “You can’t stop the future. You can’t rewind the past. The only way to learn […]
Many thanks to Darque Dreamer Reads for nominating me! The Rules *Thank the person who nominated you in a blog post and link back to their blog. *Answer the 11 questions sent by the person who nominated you. *Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and write them 11 new questions. *List the […]
Life and Things This has been a pretty quiet week, for the most part. The ‘day’ job did offer some passing amusement when a random dude called me around 3am, and started asking me rather personal questions. I guess he missed the ‘Pacifica Beach Hotel. This is Aislynn…’ bit when I answered, because he thought […]
Life and Things I got to meet Chuck Wendig, Kevin Hearne, and Fran Wilde. Cool pics and autographed books. October was also our local Pumpkin Festival, wherein I learned that I’m closer than I probably think in making that first Devil’s Slide walk. The festival was a good deal of walking, but I didn’t start […]
Life and Things Slow week for me. Kinda tired and sluggish, for the most part. Only two books read, and not much writing done, but myriad story scenarios played out in my mind. I so wish I could transfer what I think and feel to the page instantaneously, so I don’t forget things, then tidy […]
Life and Things So, I had my biopsy. That was fun. I ended up under general anesthesia, but recovered quick. Not my first rodeo after all. That’s my eleventh surgery under general. The puncture has turned into a scar. It feels weird, and yet, I find it a point of pride. It shows I survived […]
Life and Things Well, I got my biopsy results back. It confirms that I have NASH. I do not have any malignancies, or autoimmune hepatitis. There is significant scarring, but not yet to the point of cirrhosis. The doctor is confident we can get things reversed. Gastric bypass may still be necessary, but we are […]
Life and Things I’m finally off of my lifting restrictions after the biopsy. Finally. I know it’s necessary, but I felt so pathetic. I had a nutritionist visit Monday, and was pleased to learn that I’ve lost 5 lbs over the two weeks between visits. The goal was 3 lbs. My resting BP and heartrate […]
Many thanks to Darque Dreamer Reads for the Liebster Award nomination! What It Is ‘Liebster’ is German, meaning ‘beloved’. This award is to honour your favourite bloggers. Or really, just any blogger who might need a bit of love at the moment. It’s a great way to help baby bloggers into a wider […]
(Patterned ‘You Are My Sunshine’/ Johnny Cash) (Dedicated to Laura Packard/ @lpackard. Read the article. Retweet the article.) You Are an Asshole Aislynn d’Merricksson, ©2017 The other night, cove, when I lay sleeping, I dreamt my homeland was strong and free. But then I woke up, and was mistaken So I hung my […]
