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Inner Workings of the Machine

by Storm Machine

Rated: 18+ · Book · Other · #1946560

When one blog is filled, another one must open.

Coming soon: more work from someone creative, ambitious, and determined - often called a variant of insane/crazy.

Notes: Genderfluid. Preferred pronouns (they/them)

[& denotes married couples]
Immediate Family: soon-to-be-ex-Dilbert, Tempest, Dogbert

My Extended Family: (s)Dad, cousins (K, D, G, J, F, N) I guess it's good to be on speaking terms with someone. Voluntarily. AuntS
Dilbert's Extended Family: SIL (+5 kids)& BIL, FIL's gf (only for holidays, mostly)
Important People I Don't See Enough: Owl + Partner, Paradise ICON crew (which owl is a part of)
People I've Known a Long Time/Long Distance: Doc & [husband], Sheer & DocSheer, Mrs. Light & [husband], Trillium & Diego (not married but close enough), Steph
Local People: MotherDroid, Owl&Partner ... There are about to be new people on this list, because, well, I'm evolving. And it hurts.

DnD: used letters, S (DM), D(doctor), Y(because I like him!), K(old RPGer friend who also attends church), P(church guy who does game night and is local and our families are also friends), A (went to church but moved back to Chicago, moved back locally then i moved)
Tempest's friends: I don't know very many of her local friends. She's got an internet buddy who also talks to CousinK's younger daughter. the younger daughter is DRAMA.
Dogbert's friends: Has a new group of friends based on a Pokemon thing and they have a DnD club at school and outside of school. Lucky kid!

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Brandiwyn🎶

Jan 26, 2024 at 10:14am
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It occurs to me that while at first glance, his reactions seem supportive, some of it may be financially motivated on his end. Shared parenting and you getting an engineering job would both impact the state's child support calculations.

Storm Machine

Jan 24, 2024 at 2:11pm
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He had actually mentioned that specifically.

Brandiwyn🎶

Jan 24, 2024 at 11:06am
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Did you ask the attorney about the inheritance? Assets are assets.

Also: *hugs*.

Storm Machine

Jan 21, 2024 at 12:16pm
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It's part of a business - we could split the yearly maintenance fees and each get a week vacation every year. I'm thinking about it, like so many other things.

He said today he doesn't want to tell the kids until after my daughter's finals week. She already knows, but OK.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Jan 21, 2024 at 1:27am
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Sometimes when the decision is finally made the 'fighting' ends. You both know that the path forward isn't trod by looking behind. Therapy will help with that.

Can the vacation property be lived in year-round? (Me, be nosy... no response expected. My cousins' summer-shanty would have had to be winterized.)

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Jan 17, 2024 at 2:45am
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Priorities... The 'house' isn't #1 imho. Leaving should be #1. Finding a place that's suitable is fine; be prepared to make sacrifices. A 2 bedroom may work. Keep the price within the means of what the new job offers.

Lawyer... kudos for doing that. Let the lawyer deal with any legal aspects.

Counseling! Again, kudos, it may or may not be fixable but that will become clearer over time.

The noodles... you may be over-reacting. But that's what counseling is for. The underlying issues need to be found and dealt with.

I hope this works for you. Relationships are precious, even when they need to be redefined, even when they need to end.

And remember... unsolicited advice sometimes stinks. That's why we have garbage bins.

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Storm Machine

Dec 24, 2023 at 5:44pm
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Time by volume instead of length: A full day versus a long day.

We all have those encumbrances of relationships we drag with us. Or, maybe not all of us. But I'm tired of it.

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Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Dec 22, 2023 at 9:52pm
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Time by volume... like filling up a balloon or a room or... I dunno. My morning routine was about 1 meter squared... cut in half. How many squares can I stack in a day? What's the size of my room/body/life I inhabit?

I'm filling up my time dog paddling through this experience in Thailand. I figure that swimming is better than drowning. Been there before.

My relationship... is rocky at the moment. Nice 1 minute snuggle this morning; but frankly, I want more. Regardless of his issues... I could use a therapist to help me deal with mine.

My back is doing somewhat better with daily exercise (or exorcise as I call it). I don't take good care of myself when I'm alone. I shouldn't be alone.

My chiropractor friend told me a long time ago (over 20 years) that one of my issues was my mother. She used Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (B.E.S.T.) if I remember right. When my mother died last year at age 99 I felt a weight lifting. I was 'free'. Mind you, she'd become a sweet old lady; but, my inner child still remembered the Before Times. I find it sad in retrospect.

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Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Nov 21, 2023 at 11:13am
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I think I have to thank May, Michigan and Keith. T'was 1999 and I became a poet. My Muse broke out of its chains. Come to think of it... it was a crossroads.

I don't market. Could I? Should I... *shudder*. I'm fortunate to get out of bed everyday. There were times in the past when that wasn't guaranteed.

80k is impressive. I have focused on blogs this November but even that's just 14k.

I think you're right about creating and sharing. Focusing on the process will get results... in time.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Oct 29, 2023 at 12:23pm
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Tech... can't live without it these days. Drives me nutters at times.

Marketing? I'm fortunate to just stay semi-happy-awake-functioning-whatever.

Very stressful week.

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#362. Not another baby step.
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#361. Grieving But Also Being Real.
ID #1062723 entered on January 20, 2024 at 8:52pm

#360. The hard parts are still coming.
ID #1062598 entered on January 18, 2024 at 8:53am

#359. Progress?
ID #1062492 entered on January 16, 2024 at 3:39pm

#358. Empathy Sucks
ID #1062434 entered on January 15, 2024 at 11:04am

#357. Breathing. In Public.
ID #1062121 entered on January 9, 2024 at 4:03pm

#356. A day makes a difference.
ID #1062105 entered on January 9, 2024 at 8:40am

#355. Breathing.
ID #1061857 entered on January 4, 2024 at 10:21am

#354. One more step.
ID #1061792 entered on January 3, 2024 at 10:12am

#353. 2024 - Heading for the Door.
ID #1061716 entered on January 1, 2024 at 7:26pm

#352. Progress.
ID #1061305 entered on December 22, 2023 at 11:38am

#351. The Shortest Day
ID #1061271 entered on December 21, 2023 at 2:16pm

#350. Scheduled break time... when?
ID #1060250 entered on November 28, 2023 at 9:48am

#349. Tired.
ID #1060031 entered on November 24, 2023 at 9:35am

#348. Not Just a Word Dump.
ID #1059833 entered on November 20, 2023 at 3:23pm

#347. Complicated.
ID #1058245 entered on October 29, 2023 at 11:57am

#346. Making plans. Trying to rest.
ID #1058193 entered on October 28, 2023 at 9:05am

#345. May Memories Be Blessings.
ID #1057065 entered on October 9, 2023 at 2:52pm

#344. Breathe.
ID #1051424 entered on June 21, 2023 at 4:55pm

#343. Deep Thoughts.
ID #1049598 entered on May 14, 2023 at 6:18pm

#342. I Should Be Writing.
ID #1049431 entered on May 10, 2023 at 12:43pm

#341. I Should Be Writing.
ID #1049432 entered on May 10, 2023 at 12:43pm

#340. One Small Misstep...
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#339. Oh Captain, My Captain.
ID #1046977 entered on March 25, 2023 at 4:12pm

#338. Locked in.
ID #1046917 entered on March 24, 2023 at 10:42am

#337. Everything Hurts.
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#336. I am what I am, and I'm not what I'm not.
ID #1045893 entered on March 3, 2023 at 3:44pm

#335. Is it over yet?
ID #1045514 entered on February 25, 2023 at 9:39am

#334. Time for a White Flag?
ID #1044814 entered on February 14, 2023 at 9:34am

#333. Random in January
ID #1042981 entered on January 11, 2023 at 12:55pm

#332. Random in January
ID #1042982 entered on January 11, 2023 at 12:55pm

#331. End of November
ID #1041084 entered on November 27, 2022 at 8:12pm

#330. Progress
ID #1040962 entered on November 23, 2022 at 5:45pm

#329. Goals, and other stuff....
ID #1040195 entered on November 3, 2022 at 9:14am

#328. Meds and Preptober...
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#327. On the Eve of the OctoPrep and Might be very Sleepy.
ID #1038378 entered on September 30, 2022 at 4:22pm

#326. Bothersome Thoughts.
ID #1035073 entered on July 12, 2022 at 9:23am

#325. Taking a Moment to Read.
ID #1033403 entered on June 5, 2022 at 9:16pm

#324. Wiscon and other things...
ID #1033148 entered on June 1, 2022 at 12:38pm

#323. One Step Forward
ID #1032688 entered on May 21, 2022 at 1:44pm

#322. One Moment at a Time.
ID #1030532 entered on April 11, 2022 at 10:36am

#321. Stress Sucks
ID #1018699 entered on October 4, 2021 at 6:56pm

#320. Headspace, I have none.
ID #1000509 entered on December 19, 2020 at 6:09pm

#319. Everything is difficult.
ID #981011 entered on April 13, 2020 at 7:51pm

#318. Isolation... Blursday
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#317. Day 5
ID #968548 entered on October 28, 2019 at 9:11am

#316. Doctor Doctor.
ID #967467 entered on October 8, 2019 at 2:29pm

#315. Headache with a side of Anxiety.
ID #966817 entered on September 26, 2019 at 1:52pm

#314. Summer Adventures turning into Fall
ID #966197 entered on September 14, 2019 at 7:56pm

#313. 10 years and counting.
ID #956452 entered on April 12, 2019 at 10:05pm

#312. Ugh. Just leave me be.
ID #945324 entered on November 11, 2018 at 12:28am

#311. Exploding
ID #944782 entered on November 3, 2018 at 6:06am

#310. oh, dear blog, how i have neglected thee...
ID #943464 entered on October 15, 2018 at 9:25am

#309. Juggling.
ID #924658 entered on November 29, 2017 at 7:19pm

#308. stupid things bother me
ID #924377 entered on November 25, 2017 at 11:31pm

#307. Failure.
ID #921503 entered on October 4, 2017 at 9:59pm

#306. Turning the page
ID #920079 entered on September 10, 2017 at 8:56am

#305. Another Day in Paradise.
ID #920063 entered on September 9, 2017 at 11:14pm

#304. It doesn't seem like I'm this busy. [Schedule]
ID #919873 entered on September 6, 2017 at 8:53am

#303. oy. three weeks since i blogged. Whooops!
ID #917331 entered on August 11, 2017 at 2:32pm

#302. Instructor of Tai Chi: Storm Machine!
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#301. conversations
ID #915573 entered on July 17, 2017 at 1:58pm

#300. developments.
ID #915365 entered on July 14, 2017 at 9:45am

#299. Girl Sense
ID #914935 entered on July 8, 2017 at 9:24am

#298. Are we keeping score?
ID #914856 entered on July 6, 2017 at 4:52pm

#297. Oh July, How I Don't Miss You.
ID #914762 entered on July 4, 2017 at 10:26pm

#296. Not quite.
ID #914155 entered on June 26, 2017 at 2:31pm

#295. The Lightning Bolt Struck.
ID #914022 entered on June 24, 2017 at 11:09pm

#294. Feeling Lost.
ID #913616 entered on June 18, 2017 at 10:15pm

#293. Stability and Stamina
ID #912980 entered on June 11, 2017 at 8:59am

#292. Frustration, Beginning of Summer
ID #912192 entered on June 1, 2017 at 5:22pm

#291. am i really a writer?
ID #911931 entered on May 28, 2017 at 10:59pm

#290. Epiphany: Fight Club
ID #911794 entered on May 26, 2017 at 5:05pm

#289. Onward
ID #911424 entered on May 19, 2017 at 11:02pm

#288. The Body Keeps the Score, and My Mind, too.
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#287. May
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#286. tonight at krav
ID #906987 entered on March 16, 2017 at 11:48pm

#285. International Women's Day- and a Day Without a Woman
ID #906289 entered on March 8, 2017 at 9:27am

#284. Open Letter to my Silver Sneakers class...
ID #905470 entered on February 25, 2017 at 12:26pm

#283. They tell me it's a good problem.
ID #905226 entered on February 21, 2017 at 11:13pm

#282. Not all friends are equal.
ID #903745 entered on February 1, 2017 at 10:56pm

#281. Politics and Consequences?
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#280. Duolingo for Amusement
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#279. Another week.
ID #903023 entered on January 23, 2017 at 11:02pm

#278. Still breathing.
ID #902156 entered on January 14, 2017 at 9:26am

#277. Breathe.
ID #901777 entered on January 9, 2017 at 11:05pm

#276. 2017 and the Mess with the Y.
ID #901001 entered on January 3, 2017 at 2:29pm

#275. Editing Issues
ID #899479 entered on December 11, 2016 at 9:50pm

#274. I'm Still Angry
ID #898731 entered on November 30, 2016 at 9:01am

#273. The Horror Doesn't Stop Here.
ID #898663 entered on November 29, 2016 at 1:16pm

#272. Is it the Ides of November?
ID #897646 entered on November 15, 2016 at 10:16pm

#271. There's nothing you can do.
ID #897194 entered on November 12, 2016 at 2:00pm

#270. So Much Going On.
ID #895058 entered on October 20, 2016 at 10:45pm

#269. You can't be friends with everyone.
ID #893035 entered on September 27, 2016 at 1:09pm

#268. Did Amazon fail me?
ID #892833 entered on September 23, 2016 at 10:23pm

#267. Randomness
ID #892708 entered on September 22, 2016 at 12:29pm

#266. The Hard Stuff
ID #891752 entered on September 7, 2016 at 5:10pm

#265. One more day.
ID #891333 entered on September 1, 2016 at 10:18pm

#264. More Questions
ID #891131 entered on August 30, 2016 at 1:22pm

#263. Olympic hopeful 2028
ID #890895 entered on August 26, 2016 at 10:35pm

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