Carrie Baize's Blog

On 19 July 2023, I happily gave into my psychotic break, and  I ghosted my 26 year marriage, my four children, my family, my friends, and my $70k per year career I’d spent 23 years building to join my cousin Paula’s in-person Dungeons and Dragons gaming group.  Then I blamed my husband for us not … Continue reading "I’m going slightly mad…"

A quick recap of my 2022 for those of you that don’t follow me on social media. And for those that do follow me on social media, feel free to skip down past the image so you don’t have to relive the hell of this past year with me again. ~ Almost free of the … Continue reading "2023 – Next Verse, Same as the First…"

Language is an incredibly powerful tool – Captain Rogers’ WWII-era sensibilities notwithstanding… Seriously – if you’ve ever spoken with me (or read pretty much anything I’ve ever written) – you know damned well that the only time I watch my mouth is if someone puts a mirror in front of me while I’m talking. Still… … Continue reading "Language!"

Well… here we are. We’ve made it this far. I don’t even want to guess what this year has in store for us but, if you’ll join me, we’ll begin with a spin: traveling in the worlds of my creation… Oh, for crying out loud… you’ve been here long enough to know some amazing crazy … Continue reading "2022 – On Deck"

525,600 minutes. How many of those minutes were filled with fear and pain and suffering and loss? How much has this past year cost us? 2021 hit fast and it hit hard. Friends… if you’re reading this: you’re still here. We’re still here. And we’re in this together. So here’s my wish for you as … Continue reading "Out with the old…"

I wrote this several years ago. Some of you may have seen it on my Facebook page at that time. Some of you may have seen others share it there, too. I still really do like it, though… so I thought I’d share it here again. * * * I’ve watched for years from my … Continue reading "A Christmas Story"

I didn’t want to write this. I still don’t want to write this. I am not in a good place with “humanity” or the trappings of our “civilization” right now, so please bear with me. I would much prefer to write pretty much anything else right now: escape into one of my fantasy worlds… any … Continue reading "I Write [insert] Not Tragedies"

So, it took no time at all for me to get a month behind. That’s refreshing. 🙄 The DayJob, as should be expected by now, has been a relentless flurry of madness for the last week. Those of you that know me personally (or have followed my exploits online over the years) know this is … Continue reading "Wow…"

After working remotely for more than a year, the process of returning to the Day Job’s normal location is underway. With the office having been mostly abandoned since March 2020, the process is far more arduous than one might imagine. While I have not missed the commute, it will be nice to return to the … Continue reading "Change of Scenery"

It’s been a while but it’s summer and you know what that means… No, I’m not talking about the fire warnings or the extreme heat or the terrible air quality (although it does mean all those things, here in the Central Valley)… To accompany all the standard summer craziness, it’s time to add a road … Continue reading "Who Says You Can’t Go Home"