Do y’all remember Preston? The guy with the suicidal dog? The guy I was with when the cops got called on our date because of the previously mentioned suicidal dog? Well, guess who got in touch with me a few months ago? You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure that one out, […]
“Where have you gone Mo Livin’ Large?”
I moved. I changed jobs. I was ill… good God was I ill. I was also lazy, uninspired when I wasn’t lazy, my laptop is infected with malware, my desktop’s video card blew up and while I have a replacement (thanks, E and C) I have no idea how to replace it (yes, yes, I […]
“I think you make mistakes, especially in your twenties, where you date guys you wouldn’t even be friends with – ever.” ~ Rashida Jones
Spring, 2005 when I was separated but not legally divorced and still living with Dipshit I was doing the duck/squat walk between cars in a Target parking lot, whispering into the phone with Kony. “Yes, I’m sure it’s him,” I hissed into the phone, raising myself up to look over the hood of a car […]
“Your lack of concern concerns me.” — Shirley, my boss
A few months ago, my co-worker and I stopped at the nearby Speedway gas station for pop (soda, whatever) after picking up the office lunch. This is a store I go into three or four times a week to buy beverages, chips, and whatever else we may need that day. They know me by name, I […]
“I believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it…
… It is a basic human desire. And it also puts our worries in perspective.” ~ Stephen Hawking Last Thursday, I had one of those commutes where you sincerely wonder how those around you got a driver’s license. You drop a few f-bombs, you give people the one finger wave, and you even honk your […]
“Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m Possible.'”
~ Audrey Hepburn The other day, I saw a post on Facebook. Lord only knows who or what page posted it, and I saw it a few times over by the end of the day anyways, but this now infamous-in-my-mind post was a Fall 2013 Family Bucket List. It was written by Katie of the […]
Keep Calm and Resolve On.
I’m not sure if I ever mentioned it or not, but my dad was a high school teacher. He taught Biology II: Anatomy and Physiology for almost 30 years, and for 25 of those years he also founded and taught the A.P. Biology class. His A.P. Bio class was so successful, in fact, that Oakland […]
An Open Letter to Lee Brice
Dear Lee Brice, You don’t know me, but your song, “I Drive Your Truck” could have been written about me. Since college, I have always tried to hit the open road when I’m upset. I once drove all the way from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan to Chicago in my beat up Buick Regal with my best […]
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
~ Ernest Hemingway One of my favorite things about summer is that everyone from Jen Lancaster to Swathmore College publish reading lists. And what’s one of my favorite (sometimes only) pastimes? Reading. So without further ado, here is a list of books I recommend or am planning to read during my summer. “The Last Time […]
“The glamour of it all! New York! America!”
~ Charlie Chaplin Tomorrow evening, for the first time in about eight years, I’ll step onto an airplane. I’m a little anxious about this. Not because I have a fear of flying; I don’t. Rather, it’s the destination itself that’s making me anxious. After a few years of tossing the idea around, Jen and I […]