Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ Huzzah! ‘Tis the season for bitching about other people’s lack of value for the formally instituted holiday schedule! My favorite. It’s quite clear I am in the other […]
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Give Thanks Day 3: The TED Talks App
Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ Thanks to this free app and some conspicuously placed headphones, I can listen to motivating, educational lectures all day. Also, if you haven’t seen this Patton Oswalt satire […]
Give Thanks Day 2: Running water
Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ In my new apartment, our bathroom is detached from our living space. My roommate and I must grab the bathroom key and trek across the hallway to get […]
Give Thanks Day 1: The letter F
Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ I wonder what percentage of people would answer the question “what are you most thankful for” with “family”? I would. But no one wants to read 1,000 words […]
On knowing our neighbors
Everyone thinks themselves a good judge of character. I think it’s a survival mechanism for the ego. We want to believe the people we have chosen to be in our lives are good ones. If they’re not, what does that say about us? A recent conclusion of mine is that I am not a good […]
The bullshit of “Find someone who makes you a better person”
There is many a relationship saying that irks me. As a rule, I cringe at the thought of romantic relationship advice, relationship writing, relationship rules. People in New York and L.A. are making millions of dollars off of telling you how to love another person. And most of it is the basest of base level […]
An ode to the forgotten Pink Lady
My mom has gifted me at least three copies of “Grease” in my lifetime. I own zero now. I probably sold the DVDs at some point while taking care of my long line of Kenickies. That’s OK. I can recite the movie by heart because I was incredibly obsessed with it as a child, teenager, […]
It Was All A Dream… Like that Biggie Smalls Song
Perhaps my favorite idiom related to dreaming is this: “Living the Dream.” It is typically spoken with a sense of defeated irony. As in: “Hey, Jackie. I heard you quit your job and your boyfriend broke up with you.” “Ah, you know, living the dream!” Or it is used in the complete opposite tone, […]
On when to call the cops
My work phone terrifies me. “Why?” you ask. Just look at it: Outdated, certainly, but that’s only scary if your parents still pay for your cellphone and cellphone bill. What scares me is that little a-mere-centimeters-in-diameter button that is a-mere-centimeters away from the “End” button I push every time I use the phone. “911.” My […]
In Defense of Miley Cyrus
I want to preface this post by saying I sent my boyfriend a link this morning to a great Jezebel article about how Miley Cyrus’ appropriation of black and poor culture is annoying at best, destructive at worst. I, too, find Mz. Cyrus frustrating at times but my frustration stems from issues that are class […]