state of the anna
Mar. 30th, 2013 05:32 pmHey, Internet.
It's been a while since I've posted here, because I got out of the habit and then never picked it up again.
Things that happened while I was not posting:
1. My house was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. The first floor was flooded with almost six feet of water; since the first floor is where my bedroom is, I lost all my stuff except my computer, my phone, and my cats. (You can see some pictures in this Flickr set.) We had to gut the entire downstairs, take off the siding, redo everything -- wiring, plumbing, etc. After a while, to be honest, I kind of tuned out the details. All right, all right, just fix what needs to be fixed.
(Note: The cats are safe and sound and happily being fostered with![[twitter.com profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/e0caa790ec10/-/twitter.com/favicon.ico)
c_katherine's kind family.)
2. I moved in with my younger sister and her husband while the house was being rebuilt. It is still being rebuilt; we are not back in there yet. My sister and her husband live in a pretty neighborhood on Long Island, with both my gym and a Starbucks within walking distance (albeit in opposite directions), so it's not too bad.
3. I got a new tattoo on my left foot and a new tattoo on my arm; both by Rich at Solid Gold in Elmont (highly recommended). I am never getting a tattoo on my elbow again. And I thought my foot was painful? WOW.
4. My friend![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
anatsuno, upon hearing I lost all of my yarn (all of my yarn, sob), bought me new skeins, with which I started knitting the Art Nouveau stole; I am exactly halfway done. (I actually had several friends send me yarn, because my friends are the best, and understand these things.)
5. I finally found a fantastic psychiatrist and a decent therapist. It is unbelievably difficult to do that in NYC, apparently! I continue to maintain that going to a therapist once a week is more difficult than going to the gym three times a week. Brains.
In other news, I am still taking on clients who need their books edited -- you're welcome to email me at anna@annagenoese.com if you'd like to discuss hiring me -- and I am still extremely cute.
I don't know if I'm going to go back to posting regularly here right now, but you can always find me atannagenoese!
It's been a while since I've posted here, because I got out of the habit and then never picked it up again.
Things that happened while I was not posting:
1. My house was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. The first floor was flooded with almost six feet of water; since the first floor is where my bedroom is, I lost all my stuff except my computer, my phone, and my cats. (You can see some pictures in this Flickr set.) We had to gut the entire downstairs, take off the siding, redo everything -- wiring, plumbing, etc. After a while, to be honest, I kind of tuned out the details. All right, all right, just fix what needs to be fixed.
(Note: The cats are safe and sound and happily being fostered with
2. I moved in with my younger sister and her husband while the house was being rebuilt. It is still being rebuilt; we are not back in there yet. My sister and her husband live in a pretty neighborhood on Long Island, with both my gym and a Starbucks within walking distance (albeit in opposite directions), so it's not too bad.
3. I got a new tattoo on my left foot and a new tattoo on my arm; both by Rich at Solid Gold in Elmont (highly recommended). I am never getting a tattoo on my elbow again. And I thought my foot was painful? WOW.
4. My friend
anatsuno, upon hearing I lost all of my yarn (all of my yarn, sob), bought me new skeins, with which I started knitting the Art Nouveau stole; I am exactly halfway done. (I actually had several friends send me yarn, because my friends are the best, and understand these things.)5. I finally found a fantastic psychiatrist and a decent therapist. It is unbelievably difficult to do that in NYC, apparently! I continue to maintain that going to a therapist once a week is more difficult than going to the gym three times a week. Brains.
In other news, I am still taking on clients who need their books edited -- you're welcome to email me at anna@annagenoese.com if you'd like to discuss hiring me -- and I am still extremely cute.
I don't know if I'm going to go back to posting regularly here right now, but you can always find me at