Sherilyn Connelly > Diary > July 11 - 20, 2010



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My Face for the World to See (Part II):
The Diary of Sherilyn Connelly
a fiction


July 11 - 20, 2010

 
I read your book and I find it strange
That I know that girl and I know her world a little too well
And I didn't know by giving my hand
That I would be written down, sliced around,
Passed down among strangers' hands

        Never again would I see your face
You carry a pen and a paper and no time and no words you waste
Oh, you're a voyeur, the worst kind of thief
To take what happened to us
To write down everything that went on between you and me

—Sheryl Crow, "The Book"
 
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Names have been changed. If you're convinced something is a big mean public attack on you, that says more about you than me.

REALITY CHECK: I consider myself a writer, but not because of this page.
CONTENT WARNING (updated January 21, 2007): Depending on what month/year you're reading, this page may or may not deal with topics including but not limited to transsexuality, heartbreak, loneliness, alienation, raging self-pity, as well as sexual references both subtle and graphic. If any of these things bother you, or if I say things which conflict with your worldview, please close your browser window and grumble to yourself about how stupid and wrong I am.
STYLE ADVISORY: I overuse the following words: naturally, really, but (particularly as a conjunction), very, anyway, of course, just and I. A strong tolerance for semicolons, parentheses and dashes is also recommended.
TYPO CAVEAT: While spelling is one of my strong suits, you wouldn't know it to read these pages, which are essentially several years' worth of sloppy rough drafts. (Seriously. I'm embarrassed by how rough a lot of it is.) Feel free to point out typos.
SEMANTIC QUIBBLE: This is not a blog, it's an online diary. There's a difference, honestly. (Wanna know what's really funny? "Accidentally" calling it a blog. Comic gold!)


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Tuesday, 20 July 2010 (this world belongs to them)
5:22pm


I got new pinstripe pants from Ross. They fit. They make me happy.

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Monday, 19 July 2010 (no questions asked)
4:34pm


Excellent turnout at Bad Movie Night last night for Days of Thunder, and we also got mentioned (and my writeup got quoted) in The SFist, which always feels nice. Unfortunately, even though I was back home and in bed by eleven, I was still wide awake by midnight, and I don't think I got more than a few hours of sleep total before I got up at four to go to the gym. My body's sufficiently used to the four-in-the-morning thing so my energy was fine and I was able to do my usual two hours of cardio and abs work, but I've been paying for it the rest of the day, mostly by collapsing on the bed every chance I get. I did leave the house later in the morning to run some errands, which included buying a doodad which allowed me to hook up the Atari 800XL I bought off eBay ten years and a month ago (hey, it's been a busy decade). The computer itself seems to work just fine, but the floppy drive doesn't wanna run, which is problematic because the whole point is trying to retrieve stories of mine which I still have on disc. Granted, there's a roughly ninety-nine percent chance that the disks themselves are dead as well, but that's no reason not to try.

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Sunday, 18 July 2010 (the brightest lights you ever saw)
3:15pm


I got asked to write a review of a "splashy," indie tranny porn DVD for make/shift. Neat.

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Saturday, 17 July 2010 (getting what they want)
10:11am


Did another hour of cardio after work last night, then came home and ate salad and watched the movie version The Lovely Bones, having just finished the book at morning. I get why so many people didn't like the movie.

In November of 2008, I got down to 185 pounds. If I did it then, I can do it now. I've dropped twenty-five since this current phase began, and I have thirty to go. And then I'll keep it off this time, even if my fortunes change, as they inevitably must.

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Friday, 16 July 2010 (tango, lies, and exploitation)
10:11am


Went to Damiel's abs class today, and I was able to do the final minute-long plank without collapsing or otherwise cheating. I've still got it!

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Thursday, 15 July 2010 (name your price)
9:45am


Back at work, and I left my laptop at home. I think my brain is still fried from wandering the desert. And no gym for me this morning, since I was restless when I got home last night around eleven and didn't get to sleep until well after midnight. I think I walked and sweated and ate responsibly enough this week that I'll be okay. I don't appear to have lost any weight, nor are my pants any looser, but I haven't gained weight or inches either, so I consider it a win.

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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 (like rock and roll)
1:42pm


Why Las Vegas has the best public transportation system in the world.

1:42pm

The Luxor's tower was okay, but I still wish we could have seen this when we opened our door. (Minus the eyesore of a flag, of course.)

4:12pm

Last stop before heading to the airport is the Atomic Testing Museum. Kerboom!

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Tuesday, 13 July 2010 (bought and sold)
8:45am


The cafe waitstaff at the Luxor and Mandalay Bay are very friendly, and they respect my hot sauce needs.

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Monday, 12 July 2010 (a world where the dead are worshipped)
9:27am


As if getting bumped from the pyramid to the tower wasn't bad enough, I couldn't get into the Luxor's gym because I don't have actual athletic footwear, just my Tevas. It's a perfectly reasonable restriction, of course.

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Sunday, 11 July 2010 (amazed at the turn of events)
2:26pm


Marta and I are heading to the airport soon. For me, the scariest part of the trip is that I'm not bringing my laptop along. My iPhone can handle all of my communication and entertainment needs for for the next few days, plus Marta is bringing along her smaller and lighter laptop, so there's no need for mine. It feels weird, but it'll be fine. It also means I won't get any substantial work done, but last time I checked, not working is the whole damned point of going on vacation.

6:43pm

Gayest flight attendant ever.

10:39pm

In what universe is getting moved from a pyramid to a tower an "upgrade," for pete's sake? A pyramid is always cooler than a tower, by defintion.

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