Slow boil

Thanks to those of you who posted questions or bits of inspiration on my last post. Yesterday after I finished typing my desperate plea for help, I feverishly clicked PUBLISH and then ran out to my car and had a panic attack. Okay, I actually ran out to my car because I had an off-campus … More Slow boil

The consumer whore report on healthy eating

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, (and by “you” I mean my fellow consumer whores who believe in supporting local business but are continually lured by the Siren Song of the Starbucks drive-through) but your friendly local international coffee chain is trying to go healthy. Are you familiar with the new menu items? Oatmeal with dried … More The consumer whore report on healthy eating

Sick

I used to brag about how I never get sick, about how I have an immune system straight out of a science lab thanks to my perpetual exposure to teenagers who leave their snot-soaked tissues on the floor and sneeze on the pencil sharpener for fun. I have probably done some such bragging on this … More Sick

BFF

Last Monday was the first day of my last semester of graduate school. I should have typed those words with enthusiasm, but I am not at all enthusiastic. I am so over graduate school. Sad, because I am an eager student by nature. But there are so many other things I’d rather be learning right now: … More BFF

More on writing, reading, and living a balanced life

I actually snickered audibly when I typed the words “living a balanced life” in the title, because the whole thing suggests that I am about to write knowledgeably about those topics. Let me assure you right here at the beginning that nothing of the sort is going to happen. It might as well read, “More … More More on writing, reading, and living a balanced life

If I had gone to Hogwarts this shower wouldn’t be virtual

And I would, for once in my freakin’ life, be on time instead of all paranoid the night before (where IS everyone? is this the right day?) or straggling in at the last minute on the day-of (oh, THERE you are–am I late?). Sometimes when I daydream about living in London, jaunting around town on … More If I had gone to Hogwarts this shower wouldn’t be virtual

WANTED

WANTED: This Stuffed Animal Off white fur, black and white oval eyes, short arms and legs, long tail, 10.5 inches tall. Often mistaken for misshapen dachshund, elephant, prairie dog. Goes by the name “Wee Hairy Beastie”; also answers to “WHB” and “Beastie.” Resides in suburban neighborhood with almost-6-month-old who cannot sleep without clutching its stubby … More WANTED

Baker’s dozen

Just put yourself ahead in time, HD, pretend that it’s next month already, and imagine that the past 4 or so weeks just totally rocked. Every hope you now possess for the coming weeks has manifested. Every challenge was breezed through. Every cool person stayed cool, every trickster became an ally, there were happy surprises … More Baker’s dozen