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…
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Day 167 of 200: Let Me Tell You About My Day
First of all, it has come to my attention that 1989 was 30 years ago. How can simple math and the passage of time hurt my feelings so much? Is it because I’m still sick…
Day 163 of 200: The Consumption
At one point today I sat on the couch coughing and crying and feeling so miserable that I didn’t know what to do with myself. I can’t remember the last time I was this sick…
Day 135 of 200: Hair Not Even a Mother Could Love
“I’m growing mine out,” I said, running my hand through my lumpy, bumpy, and generally frumpy hair. My mom and I were sitting on my couch, post Chinese and pre-Amazon, and she was talking about…
Day 133 of 200: Why am I Like This?
My plan was to write a cute post about the mugs I make every year for Rock & Roll Bookclub’s Dirty Santa party. Then I was gonna talk about how I spend a lot of…
Day 129 of 200: Patty Jane’s House of Snotting Your Face Off
The first time I read Lorna Landvik’s Patty Jane’s House of Curl, I was a 23-year-old gas station attendant. I remember reading the book late at night laying on my futon in the bedroom I…
Day 127 of 200: ¿Quiero o Necesito?
Roughly 63 days ago I decided I needed to learn some Spanish. I know it was 63 days ago because it’s been 35 days since I was devastated by losing my 27-day streak. Math! I…
Day 125 of 200: Blank
It’s 10:30 on Monday night and I don’t have a thought in my head. I thought I had a few, but after typing about 25 words I changed my mind. You don’t want to hear…
Day 123 of 200: 11 Minutes to Get My Words In
I’ve just returned from Rock & Roll Bookclub, which went way way later than I had planned. If I had thought ahead I would have banged this shit out before I left for Sister #2’s…
Day 119 of 200: Found Time & Murderous Impulses
As I may have mentioned once or 816 times, I am not a morning person. So when my phone vibrated at 6:38 this morning, I really did want to light someone on fire. Lucky for…