laura m.
@quietdictionary.bsky.social
poet, keener, music nerd. wannabe filmmaker. honourary canadian.
Alistair Sim = best Scrooge 🎩
December 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Alistair Sim = best Scrooge 🎩
Didn't get the job. Probably not because of the book question. (But I'm heartbroken about it because they even did a background check and polled all three of my references, so it seemed possible.) 😔
December 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Didn't get the job. Probably not because of the book question. (But I'm heartbroken about it because they even did a background check and polled all three of my references, so it seemed possible.) 😔
For the record, I've already read 52 books in 2025. But only the cancer ones came to mind. 😳
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
For the record, I've already read 52 books in 2025. But only the cancer ones came to mind. 😳
The leaves up here are heavenly! 🍁
October 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The leaves up here are heavenly! 🍁
Oncologist said last week that I can have a little break before starting 5+ years of preventative meds. I have the pills but am planning to wait until about Oct 15 to start them so I can focus on getting stronger.
September 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Oncologist said last week that I can have a little break before starting 5+ years of preventative meds. I have the pills but am planning to wait until about Oct 15 to start them so I can focus on getting stronger.
I feel like I look a thousand years older. (Not sleeping more than 4-5 hours a night anymore probably has something to do with that.) But now I don't have to follow up for a whole year! We're on the other side!
September 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I feel like I look a thousand years older. (Not sleeping more than 4-5 hours a night anymore probably has something to do with that.) But now I don't have to follow up for a whole year! We're on the other side!
We had been planning to take an epic road trip to WV and hike in New River Gorge plus other amazing places. Been planning for months. I was so excited! Now I can't even sit up for an episode of TV, so long car trips feel so far off. Trying not to let myself get too discouraged. I know it takes time.
September 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We had been planning to take an epic road trip to WV and hike in New River Gorge plus other amazing places. Been planning for months. I was so excited! Now I can't even sit up for an episode of TV, so long car trips feel so far off. Trying not to let myself get too discouraged. I know it takes time.
3-in-1 stain was always obviously a total lie.
July 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
3-in-1 stain was always obviously a total lie.
It really is! Hmm, as a writer maybe I need to do something about that.
But thank you for your reply - it means a lot.
But thank you for your reply - it means a lot.
July 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It really is! Hmm, as a writer maybe I need to do something about that.
But thank you for your reply - it means a lot.
But thank you for your reply - it means a lot.
I'm going on about this not to throw myself a pity party but because it's not something we talk about! "Survivorship" is a complicated and individual thing, but it would be nice if we all, collectively, knew more about this stuff. Movies & TV show people "beating cancer" but not the lifelong impact.
July 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I'm going on about this not to throw myself a pity party but because it's not something we talk about! "Survivorship" is a complicated and individual thing, but it would be nice if we all, collectively, knew more about this stuff. Movies & TV show people "beating cancer" but not the lifelong impact.
I thought at first that I would "get through" treatment and get on with life, but that's not how it works. I have to take meds for 5-10 yrs. I have to be careful to prevent lymphedema for the rest of my life. If I develop joint pain I have to wonder whether it's age, meds side effect, or metastasis.
July 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I thought at first that I would "get through" treatment and get on with life, but that's not how it works. I have to take meds for 5-10 yrs. I have to be careful to prevent lymphedema for the rest of my life. If I develop joint pain I have to wonder whether it's age, meds side effect, or metastasis.