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1) What’s the story behind your diary username? When I started my OpenDiary back in 2001 or 2002, I wanted a pen name that wasn’t my actual name and landed on Adira. It’s allegedly of Hebrew ori...

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At least I think that’s what day it is. How is it already the middle of December? Ugh, I just can’t. I keep thinking I’m going to come here and write some Big Summary of all the Things, but I’m ...

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I fell off the “one scary movie a day” wagon with my trip over the weekend, but I’ve picked up an audiobook instead. Erik Larson (author of Devil in the White City and other nonfiction books) ha...

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I’m attempting to watch one scary(ish) movie every day in October, and figured I may as well keep a list of what I’ve watched thus far: It (1990) Halloween (1978) Fear Street 1994 Fear Street 197...

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Twenty-nine years ago today Hurricane Andrew slammed into South Florida and destroyed my parents’ house - with my parents and me in it. I was eighteen years old, had just graduated from high scho...

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I finally feel like a normal person again. Still have a bit of a cough (and that’s definitely worse at night, making bedtime super fun), but I don’t feel like death and I actually have a relativ...

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But I’m not exactly improving either. I went to work on Saturday, thinking I was recovering and it was time to at least attempt to get back to real life - but it was way too soon, apparently, bec...

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Last week, we went to Virginia to bury my mom’s cremains. I was worried that I would forget the urn (she’s been in my living room for the past few months) and I must have vocalized that more tha...

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I dropped my kids off at camp on Sunday, and I’m picking them up on Friday. I can email the camp and they will print out the emails and give them to the kids - daughter said, “No thanks mom, I’l...

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