Now that the polar vortex has broken I’ve got a chill I can’t seem to shake. My insides feel like they’re constantly shivering even though I’m fully-clothed under a warm blanket with a tiny, furry…
Date Archives January 2019
Day 190 of 200: Tales from the Polar Vortex Day II
I woke up at six this morning and spent the next hour convinced my furnace had quit working. It was 61° in Supergenius HQ even though the heat was whirring and set to 63. I…
Day 189 of 200: Tales from the Polar Vortex Day I
It was nearly six o’clock. I was curled up under a blanket with Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken. It was WhyHastThouForsakenUs° out and the wind was howling. I snuggled deeper into the couch, and marveled at…
Day 188 of 200: Quoting Myself
As another polar vortex slides into MN’s DMs, schools all across the metro area are cancelling classes for the next two days. And because parents apparently hate spending too much time with their children they’re…
Day 187 of 200: I am Brainless
I’ve been staring at this blank box for about an hour. I’ve been wracking my brain looking for something, anything to write about. I got nothing. My brain is totally devoid of thoughts today. I’m…
Day 186 of 200: Oracle of the Maritimes (SotW)
I’ve been known to say that Neko Case is to my 40s what Lucinda Williams was to my 30s what Liz Phair was to my 20s what Suzanne Vega was to my teens. And by…
Day 184 of 200: Two Things
1.) The ramen I was preparing for last night turned out so good that after dinner my brother-in-law and I sat in silence for a minute smiling about how good it was. “I’m so happy!”…
Day 183 of 200: Homework
I literally worked from nine to five today. There was an hour-long break in there to teach my mom how to use Venmo, so she could send the college-age niblings money. I’ve never seen someone…
Day 182 of 200: Hair Are We Now?
When I shaved my head back in May 2018 my plan was to take a picture every month as it grew out — same pose, same shirt — you know the drill. First, I didn’t…
Day 181 of 200: A Stream-of-Consciousness Airing of Grievances
Bleh. #1. I made the mistake of watching the dueling Fyre documentaries the same weekend a bunch of rich, entitled white boys got in the face of the Native American drummer during the same week…