symptoms

Symptoms that occur during the coiling process.

  • Fresh pickles and other new addictions

    Summer is always the best time for fresh produce. When I was a child, my mother would stop on the side of the road on Long Island and buy freshly picked corn to eat that evening. It’s a different kind… Continue reading

  • The Pregnancy Question

    After spending time with my nephew, I’ve been mulling over the question of whether I will ever have my own children. At some moments, I desperately want to. At other moments, I think I’d be okay if I never raised… Continue reading

  • U2 or Crying in Public

    Two nights ago, I went to the U2 concert at the Meadowlands Stadium. There was so much that was great about the experience. I enjoyed hanging out with one of my friends from high school. He was so chill about… Continue reading

  • Presence of mind

    The concert last night was incredible. U2 has enough stage presence to fill a football stadium with 82,000 seats. I came away feeling like a new person. Unfortunately, the concert took a huge toll on my body. I’ve spent today… Continue reading

  • Concert Night

    I’m going to the U2 concert tonight. I went to one in September 2009. It was amazing. The music was incredible. U2 is meant to be a live performance band. It was important to me for other reasons. I was… Continue reading

  • The Day After

    The day after a crappy day like yesterday, one where I’m stuck in bed with heart troubles, the day after that, I feel lighter. My heart is still bothering me. I was lying around in bed until after 2pm, but… Continue reading

  • Wasted Summer Days

    I swore up and down that summer is my best season. Last summer was pretty good. The summer before that was better than the spring. This summer started out well, but I’m struggling already. This is my fourth day in… Continue reading

  • Ruminating on deferred dreams

    I spent the day today with other artists who are looking at the role capitalist oppression plays in our relationship to our artwork. Some are artists who get income from their work. Some, like me, are not. Still I take… Continue reading

  • Cantaloupe without guilt

    I’m taking to heart my doctor’s suggestion that it’s time for me to eat more fruit. I’ve been taking it slowly, even with apples, because I’m trying so hard to end the Candida infection. But when he saw me last,… Continue reading

  • Fun and laughter

    I am one of the minions that trekked out to see Harry Potter on the opening day. It is a ritual I enjoy with my parents as each new movie has come out since 2008. We go to a matinee… Continue reading