pieces of me

I'm average american 30-something woman #314159265 completely caught up in my own life and its turmoil. I'm incessantly torn between the angel and devil on my shoulders. I don't believe in shades of grey. It's black or white with me... I jump from one extreme to the next and often without any sort of transition. I'm a realist and a cynic and find humor in things that one should find disturbing or offensive. I am a master of avoidance and justification. I love deeply and am passionate about people and things i care about. Everything and everyone else can go to hell as far as i'm concerned.

I journal to vent, i journal to introspect and sort, i journal to document, and at times i journal from on top of my slip-shod home-made soap box to indulge in the pretense that people are actually reading and possibly enlightened by what i have to say. ...then sometimes i feel silent and don't journal at all.

But this journal is mostly friends only. I do post some random thoughts as public entries occasionally, but nothing personal or private. My journal has layer upon layer of security groups... how individuals are positioned within these groups is based on how well i know you, what kind of topics we relate on, and what i don't think will upset you too much to read. I have no problem with others adding me as a friend... trust me you won't see anything i don't intend you to see. If you contact me and we end up having a chat, i'll probably even add you back so you can see what's under that first layer. :)