Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Feb 9, 2012, 7:55 pm
Because I have the attention span of a mosquito and music makes my world go 'round, I would first like to call your attention to the newest song from The Ting Tings, "Soul Killing." Open this up in a new window/tab, page down once and click the little play button to the right of the album cover pict...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Feb 8, 2012, 4:30 pm
I'm not going to say I'm back, because only time will show if that's really the case or not. But I have promised to update more regularly. Since I'm currently updating approximately once a year, I don't see that being a tough goal to accomplish. I'm 5 days into a very lovely case of the Shingles, wh...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Feb 7, 2012, 6:06 am
I can't promise this one will be full of sunshine and rainbows and puppies. Probably because my not-so-much-a-puppy-anymore has taken to waking me up once or twice a night to go be a wildebeest in the back yard. Every. Night. She's doing it to punish me. Because I haven't been walking her. Because I...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Dec 20, 2011, 2:46 am
Wow. I sit here, one week from my last Chemoversary and I cannot believe how time has flown by. So very many things have happened in the last year, I don't even know where to begin. Honestly, about the only way I mark the passing of time anymore is how many years out I am from that last Chemo. 7 mor...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Dec 26, 2010, 10:39 pm
Today marks three years since my last chemo. This anniversary snuck up on me, even though I just had an MRI a week ago to make sure I don't have any Kanser going on up in this business. I will be getting scans every 6 months, and checking in with my Oncologist just as often, for at least the next fe...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Nov 11, 2010, 2:11 pm
On this Veteran’s Day, I am finding myself overwhelmed with emotions. Gratitude to all those who have ever served, sorrow for those who gave their life while serving, and finally, jealousy toward all of my friends still serving. After my fight with cancer, there was nothing my coworkers wouldn’t...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Jun 18, 2010, 2:30 pm
Here at Casa de Kay, there is never a dull moment. I woke up backwards in my bed with my cordless phone and my laptop. The clues I am finding around the house as I attempt to piece together last night: A few inches missing from the Belvedere bottle No contacts in my eyes An interesting wound on my r...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - May 14, 2010, 1:40 pm
I adore Drunk Kay. Really I do. But sometimes I think she has too much confidence in my ability to remember the things she does. Somewhere between 3 and 10 days ago, she decided upon a new place for my ring. Logical Kaycee, lounging on her couch in the back of my brain, had the sense to interject ...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - May 13, 2010, 2:30 pm
Edward Norton had Tyler Durden (or Brad Pitt, if you must be specific). I have DrunkKay. She has grand adventures that I have no recollection of, except when she wants me to. The other morning, I was walking up the steps to my bathroom, absentmindedly scratching at my right underarm, when I saw a no...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - May 4, 2010, 3:55 pm
It would appear that Kay is quite opinionated today. But hey, when you're on a roll, why stop? WebMD sends me Fibromyalgia related emails once a week or so, when they have something new to share, and I read the articles because, in theory, "They iz educated and I iz not." Today I read the article "...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - May 4, 2010, 4:30 am
The media is full of reports of the First Gay Country Star. Gasp! Dig a little deeper and you see that Chely Wright's career has been struggling since her glory days in the 90s, as she bounced from record label to record label. Country music is fully of one-disk-wonders lately, and the older, establ...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Apr 16, 2010, 7:29 pm
All of my creativity has been going into my creepy dreams, thinking of ways to kill frogs, and my awesome writing class. So instead of something fresh and pretty and new, you get a regurgitated writing prompt from class, but mostly because I want to play with it a bit more. Prompt: Write a single sc...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Apr 9, 2010, 7:48 pm
In honor of a dear friend's failure, I decided to bake her FailCakes. But then I realized my back and knees were killing me, so I self-medicated with my equally dear friend Mr. Patron. Here is the diary of Buzzed FailCakes: Did the dishes Got out Martha Stewart's Cupcakes cookbook 2 shots of tequila...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Apr 8, 2010, 4:28 pm
I was listening to one of my Pandora Radio channels while in the shower today, as is my habit most days since the passing of my beloved external hard drive (G:), and up popped what sounded like Jack Johnson. He was singing in that mellow, acoustic way of his, over and over that "You better hope you'...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 24, 2010, 4:45 am
I have no idea what day it is. I have had 5 or 6 shots of tequila since last night. My back still hurts...It might be time to call the VA... I am currently making pasta. I am supposed to be updating you with lovely stories of something or other, but anyone who has followed me for any length of time ...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 19, 2010, 2:22 pm
Stay Tuned for a drunken St Patrick's Day story and lounge bag updates (with pictures!)
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 18, 2010, 12:00 pm
Part III: *As always, all names have been changed to protect the innocent and the not-so-innocent. E-Elevator Lackland Air Force Base is the only Basic Training installation for the Air Force. It is known as the “Gateway to the Air Force,” and as such, everything is tailored to setting a good...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 15, 2010, 3:49 am
Part II: *All names have been changed to protect the innocent and the not-so-innocent. C-Cops: My second night at Lackland, I was on my way to the convenience store in the billeting lobby when a group of guys drinking in the courtyard called out to me. “Hey, come have a drink with us,” yelled ...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 13, 2010, 9:20 pm
Edit: Now all condensed into one post There are parts of this I'm still not liking, we'll see what remains. New Series: *All names have been changed to protect the innocent and the not-so-innocent. April of 2009 found me traveling to San Antonio for 5 days to make a petition to the Air Force's Form...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 13, 2010, 9:20 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 13, 2010, 1:24 pm
Dearest Body of mine, We have not always been on the best of terms, you and I, but lately I have come to see that we are not working together towards a common goal. In fact, I think you try your damnedest to keep me from reaching my goals. You, Sir, must be my nemesis. You are quite devious my dear ...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 13, 2010, 1:24 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 11, 2010, 9:13 pm
Dear X, I am completely, inappropriately in love with you. It started as a crush, but now it's full-blown. I am waiting for it to go away, as it normally does in these situations. Usually when this happens, I get all nervous and run away, dogging the person out for a while, until the feeling has pas...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 11, 2010, 9:13 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 9, 2010, 11:12 pm
5-10 business days, and this baby is MINE! (Minus the bowl of popcorn and the two people. Human trafficing=baaaaaad.) Just in time for break, yay me!
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 9, 2010, 11:12 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 2, 2010, 10:43 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Mar 2, 2010, 10:43 pm
So much pain It will go away, stay strong. Pain Block it out, shift your focus. Pain Slide into a tub of scalding water, control the pain. Pain? Burn the top layer of skin from your body, soak away the pain. Pain Sleep, where are you? Pain I need you sleep, hold me, wrap me in your cold embrace. Pai...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Feb 26, 2010, 3:07 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Feb 26, 2010, 3:07 pm
As I sit here on my couch in my sweats (Hey, it's my weekend. At least I'm showered), watching the DVRd "The Jane Austen Book Club" from Lifetime ("No Kay, not another Lifetime Movie." Shut it), I am struck by a thought. I want a book club dammit. A group of friends reading and discussing the same b...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Feb 20, 2010, 7:52 pm
Dear Mother, I know that you've had two surgeries in six short weeks now, but we need to talk. You're a perfectly functional 49 year old woman. You managed to raise five children, and you normally work every day with special needs high-schoolers, an admirable task that I do not envy you. Your recent...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Feb 20, 2010, 7:52 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Feb 7, 2010, 1:10 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Feb 7, 2010, 1:10 pm
Stolen moments Seconds, minutes Lazy mornings You scoot closer We share the pillow Noses touching Eyes lock No kisses, please Your morning breath I cannot stand Idle stretching Dreams remembered Ticking clock Too soon Reality beckons
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Feb 5, 2010, 12:53 pm
Revisions. Edits. Always revising. Always splicing. Is anything ever really finished?
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Feb 5, 2010, 12:53 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Dec 12, 2009, 2:15 am
I may have been called a "Shoe Whore" once or twice. There are currently a good twenty pairs of sneakers by my front door, all clamoring to be worn. Some of these shoes may be more loved than others, but they are all loved, and they have all had grand adventures. Each of these shoes has at least one...
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Dec 12, 2009, 2:15 am
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Dec 9, 2009, 2:45 am
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Dec 5, 2009, 9:59 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Nov 30, 2009, 10:32 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Nov 30, 2009, 12:23 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Nov 29, 2009, 1:11 am
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Nov 27, 2009, 10:51 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Nov 24, 2009, 7:28 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Nov 19, 2009, 10:09 pm
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Nov 17, 2009, 5:48 am
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Nov 15, 2009, 12:36 am
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Kay J. posted an article on California Kay - Nov 9, 2009, 5:14 am
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