Still Waiting For the Rain to Pour Life Down on Me

Feb28
by Tillman Smoot on February 28, 2013 at 4:33 am
Posted In: Real Life

disability

I had a lovely time seeing my friends this past weekend. Smiles, hugs and handshakes for everyone. Took us almost seven years to make friends in Atlanta, but we did it… we even got J.Michael Cobb as a part of the deal.

That said, this post is more of a vent for me than anything else. I have a weight bearing down on my heart and a murder of crows picking at the nerves in my hand and arm. I went to walk the dogs a couple of hours ago and felt a very windy, cold night. Sums up the events of the past 8 hours perfectly.

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Laurie Smoot

Long Overdue Post About the Woman I love

May25
by Tillman Smoot on May 25, 2012 at 1:40 am
Posted In: Real Life

Laurie Smoot

This woman is the reason I live.

Seven years ago, on a warm Georgia morning, I was filled with fright and excitement.  It was the morning of my wedding, and we had all gathered at the Georgia Renaissance Fair.  I hadn’t seen Laurie yet, but I knew she was close by, getting her hair done.  There was a small threat of rain, which could have made the wedding a bit less dreamy, but as our luck held, the skies cleared and we were ready for the ceremony.

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The Banes of my Existence

Mar29
by Tillman Smoot on March 29, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: Real Life

Today, I am bound to the bed.  Not by ropes, or by chains, but by my own body.  Once again, my chronic nerve pain and phantom limb syndrome has risen up to lay claim to the rest of my body, and most of my mind.  It is hard for me to imagine a time before IT.  No, not Steven King’s clown/spider sewer monster, but my own monster, the battle my meat-suit has fought every day for the past four years.  IT has become such an integral part of my existence that I know one day I will lose sight of the person I was and all that will be left will be a hollow shell filled with IT.

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Been a while

Jan21
by Tillman Smoot on January 21, 2012 at 6:32 am
Posted In: Doctor Who, Real Life

Many things have happened since I was able to make my last post. I have a lot to talk about, a lot of cool upcoming things, and a lot of shitty things that have happened.

But, for now a short post. It’s late at night and my hand is keeping me up. I cannot use my voice recognition software without waking up my wife, so slow left handed typing it is.

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My Night out in NYC with Murray Gold

Nov01
by Tillman Smoot on November 1, 2011 at 11:23 am
Posted In: Real Life

Tillman and Murray

Tillman and Murray

I’ve been talking for over a year now about how Murray Gold struck up a friendship with me after one of my surgeries.  We’ve met a couple of times in Atlanta, and continually exchange little pieces of correspondence via twitter.  When I told him that I would be visiting New York last month, his response was “Let’s get drunk”!

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