It is official. I am not moving to Oklahoma. We said yes and then we said no. I found a new job that actually pays a little bit better and I start Graduate School so I can pursue my dream. I know people are telling us the economy is tanked and I know we all know people who are in this process of change because of it ... but in Prince's words: I'm here to tell ya there's sumthin else. I refused to believe that I could not find another job. I refused to believe that I was somehow incapable of purs…
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Added by Brooklynn on November 3, 2009 at 6:41pm —
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I just wanted to send a quick hello to everyone. I have been working on my www.halfgay.wordpress.com which is chronicling my life from beginning to present. I add in a little of my rants here and there. BUT, I wanted to take a minute to say hello and beg your pardon for my absence. My migraines have been getting less frequent which has been a blessing. I wish I knew what was different, but alas the only thing I can think of is that I am no longer on birth control.
I hope everyone is healthy and…
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Added by Brooklynn on August 9, 2009 at 5:37pm —
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I have been focusing on my www.halfgay.wordpress.com blog - I am so ready to write this memoir and I have found the outlet I needed to start it. The feedback has been so valuable on it that it has been encouraging me to keep going. My hopes are that a publisher will see this and contact me.
So while my voice here has been relatively silent as of lately....it has not been muted. I am simply redirecting my sounds towards something I have always wanted to: share my story.
I invite all of you ther…
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Added by Brooklynn on May 25, 2009 at 1:33pm —
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Please come check me out at my new blog: http://halfgay.wordpress.com/
It's not health related ....it's just about me and my life (which will include migraines at some point).
I hope you enjoy....I will be unleashed!
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Added by Brooklynn on April 8, 2009 at 6:28pm —
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It amazes me what we can take when we love someone. I recently was speaking to a friend who had, what I would say, a very happy marriage with the man she never thought she would find. She described to me what happened to her recently on Valentines Day. She was at work and had forgotten her cell phone at home. So, she decided to send her husband a lovey text message. She received an expected response from her husband with another woman's name sprinkled with pet names she had never been called. In…
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Added by Brooklynn on April 4, 2009 at 2:28pm —
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Ay ji ji! In my contemplation over whether to become an Oklahomie, the economy in California took an even bigger poop. This has made my decision almost a no decision. After 3 migraines in one week and a daily headache for the past 3 weeks, we have decided to go. It almost hurts to type that but it is true.
I came home Wednesday night after having attended a graduate school information meet and greet for a program that I am interested in. I came home and I had decided we are not going. I am goin…
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Added by Brooklynn on February 14, 2009 at 3:12pm —
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You may or may not be familliar with my plight of whether to move to Oklahoma. A brief background: my job is moving to Oklahoma from Southern California and I have been offered a job to move with the company. Pretty nice given the state of the economy. Anywho, the job offer has come in and I have 2 weeks left to decide whether I am staying in the sunshine state or moving to the bible belt.
Every neuron in my body says California is home and Oklahoma would be a temporary stay at best. If I want…
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Added by Brooklynn on February 8, 2009 at 2:44pm —
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Well, we have made the decision to do it. We are gonna try to have a baby. Exciting - yes. Scary - yes. Happy - yes. Worried - yes. I have been on birth control forever. Specifically on the pill consistently for the last 3 years and on a continual cycle for the last year (only have perioids every 4 months). I am 33 and quite worried that it may be difficult for me to get pregnant but then think considering my family history - maybe not.
I am worried about my migraines but I made an appointment w…
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Added by Brooklynn on January 16, 2009 at 9:38pm —
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*** I took this from my blog www.migraines-and-me.blogspot.com . I have not updated the blog on recent events with ghost writing because I have not decided that I am going to do it (still gotta look over the contract, etc) and that person follows that blog.
I am sitting on my laptop...where I have been for most of the weekend...playing online Scrabble and procrastinating studying and writing. What you may say? What are you talking about? Well, I have been invited to write for 2 health websites.…
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Added by Brooklynn on November 23, 2008 at 5:31pm —
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Most of us seem to have a troubled childhood tale. I won't get into mine, but I had 5 very distinct escapes: reading, writing, drawing, listening to people and hiking. I would say out of the 5 I am gifted at 2; writing and listening. I am that person you meet and find yourself tellings things you have never told a living soul. You walk away feeling lighter and usually with some direction. I am also that person who you look forward to receiving letters or emails from; they are always personal and…
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Added by Brooklynn on November 16, 2008 at 3:35pm —
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I wrote this on my www.migraines-and-me.blogspot.com. It is my reaction to Obama and Proposition 8 in California (Prop 8 passed banning Gay Marriage in California....needless to say I am totally against this).
To say that I am giddy over our election results on Tuesday is to be unable to find the right word for the level of excitement and pride I feel about this. Policy opinions aside...this was huge. I really feel like my generation finally did something we can say "Yes, I contributed to this…
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Added by Brooklynn on November 8, 2008 at 7:58pm —
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I am a constant survivor and often victim of migraines. And, when I get sick my body adds a dose of asthma (I get cold, cold goes into chest, congestion in chest = asthma attack). For the most part I am able to keep my asthma under control. Yoga has helped with this considerably. But, as of late because I have been having major shoulder problems (which contribute to my migraines...well, anything contributes to migraines) I have been unable to participate in my yoga practice. I can't get into any…
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Added by Brooklynn on November 2, 2008 at 1:51pm —
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