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The Daily Compulsion #5

The Daily Compulsion #5 by Nathan Rice is comix mostly about alcohol and its effects.  It’s also somewhat about relationship pain and AA.  I like the autobiographical-ness and the candor.  It’s interesting to learn about Rice’s life.  It’s also sad.  There’s some humor here, like with the Alcoholic Anarchists Anonymous poster, but it’s mostly sad.… Read More »

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how to get cash back from a gift card

The mango lemonade we bought yesterday doesn’t taste like lemonade!  Ming said it tastes like mango soda.  Without the carbonation, I said.  The weird thing is that the strawberry lemonade definitely tastes like lemonade.  So we pondered the difference.  Ming said something about opaqueness, and I said something about cause vs effect.  We didn’t make… Read More »

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ballots, singalong, fruit run, bread run, game plans

Good morning.  Yesterday we counted ballots.  Ming was chair, so we had to go early and set up.  I worked on a letter.  The whole experience wasn’t quite as stressful as I expected.  It went smoothly, and we did a great job. Then we went to open mic night at my mental health place.  We… Read More »

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day starts bad, gets worse, and gets better

1.  dept of human assistance 2.  food bank 3.  argument 4.  cool breeze 5.  good mail Oh, but it was egg day this morning at free breakfast.  So the day didn’t start all the way bad.

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paper doll Laura-Marie

In group yesterday we made paper dolls of ourselves.  On the front side of mine I wrote what people see when they look at me.   On the back side I wrote what people see when they get to know me.   From this exercise I conclude the my self esteem isn’t in the shithole I… Read More »

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two food lists

This morning I went to free breakfast and met a new friend.  She is sweet.  She practiced her English on me. oatmeal strawberry yogurt cut up nectarines blueberry bagel tea They said there’s no word for bagel in Spanish.  They said there are no bagels in Mexico! Then Ming and I went to church food… Read More »

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fruit drive, mail drive, bike drive

the cycle of fruit three green pluots left on the kitchen table the cycle of mail two half-written letters on the desk the cycle of bike one unridden rock hopper in the laundry room

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Minimal Comics Volume One

Today I was excited to receive a package from Japan in the mail.  It was very pleasing to see, tied with twine, with its beautiful Japanese stamps, the SMALL PACKET sticker.  And I was excited to know it was something for review. I was a little worried about doing this review.  I had a problem… Read More »

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four bin compost system and some tomatoes

This morning we were woken up by someone whistling.  It wasn’t a tune–it was more of the way you’d whistle to a dog?  But over and over again, with no apparent response or change.  It was weird and annoying at about 6:20. Then we went to the community garden and pulled some weeds, watered, turned… Read More »

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if it wasn’t for disappointment, I wouldn’t have any appointments

Today I received confusing paperwork in the mail.  And the mail came at a confusing time.  This morning at free breakfast I had oatmeal with strawberry jam in it, strawberry yogurt, and strawberries.  I wrote someone a long letter and lost it.  But I hope to find it on the right side of my desk… Read More »