Damnit Damnit fucking damnit.I think today was the last day to pay tuition and fees. Not that the university ever warns you in anyway. you’d think with all the propaganda they send, they might, until you think of how much money they make by charging the $100 late fee. So I hate the university, which … Read more
Yesterday we bought an elliptical trainer that was on sale at Kmart. Today we assembled it. I’m very excited because I think I will work out more. Is getting on an elliptical so much easier than unrolling the yoga mat? No, but with the elliptical I can bribe myself with the prospect of watching TV.
Returning to L.A. for visits can be intimidating, especially as we grow closer to moving back for an extended period of time. The traffic is only getting worse, yoga classes that I used to think were a luxury at $12 each are now $17, and one day I popped in for a 15 minute appointment … Read more
Warning: Following paragraph contains some graphic descriptions. 1) At a New Years Eve party I met this guy who got exploded on. He was fixing a tractor mower or something in a garage, and it blew up. He had third degree burns on the left side of his body that was exposed—arm, neck, face. (And … Read more
One of my New Year’s Guidelines is to, just as experiment, attempt to be a morning person. Everyone, from my acupuncturist, to massage therapist, to my writing professor, to Tony Robbins says that is vastly superior to my current sleeping habits. So I am going to try to go to bed each night between 11pm … Read more
It’s like the name for a work of art, or a musical composition. And I’d never noticed how “o” heavy it is. That word has four “o”s. And eleven letters, so you’d have to be pretty lucky to build that word in multiple turns at Scrabble. Anyway. Night before the big game girls! Let’s make … Read more
Four chapters down, one to go…had to take a hiatus the other day to have a ridiculous fight with my little brother that left me drained. Had a nice dinner for my birthday, better for friends, but hard to shake the sads. Yesterday afternoon was cold and it wasn’t bad to curl up on the … Read more
The Anglo-Saxons. It’s excellent. Even if I didn’t have a final exam that covered the second half of the book, I would probably be reading it for pleasure. But before you run out and buy your loved one a copy for Christmas, talk to me, I might be able to find you a copy, cheap. … Read more
Why does my friend Katie, who has a fair amount of social anxiety still have a life so much more adventurous than mine? It could be that I have (undiagnosed) social anxiety too, and that’s why I sit at my desk in my flannel cowboy pajamas night after night instead of going out. Or, possibly … Read more
