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irritability

  • I'm Not an Axe Murderer, I'm Just Infertile Is All

    October 7, 2008

    • Now I'm usually not one to get worked up about being disrespected and all that, but damn there are moments. I've made a living in two predominantly testosterone-driven industries: the auto industry and the tech industry. I know what it feels like to be in the minority -- both as an English major and as a woman, but it took being infertile to truly appreciate what it means to be dissed. You can be ...
  • Twisted Knickers

    October 7, 2008

    • I'm not sure where irritability comes from, though I know it rises through the porousness of my mood, slipping up through the cracks I usually keep filled somehow.  What's the putty, the filler?  Oh, general good common sense or the politeness my mother taught me.  Most days, I can keep the irritability tamped down because I know it's based on the acronym HALT (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired).  ...