The COVID Diaries: This Song Explains Why

Hello Darling Ones, I’ve seen the bootleg cut of “Almost Famous” so many times that I can’t remember which scenes are from the extended version and not included in the regular movie. In general, this doesn’t cause too many problems in my life because I’m the only psychopath I know who has the movie memorized. The memorization of this movie only becomes an issue if someone has the misfortune of mentioning Jim Morrison* in my presence, then I have to…

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The COVID Diaries: Ceiling Fan in My Spoon

Hey Darling Ones, Today I am sad. Every thought I have is terrible and makes me cry. I spent a lot of time tipped over on the couch staring up at the ceiling fan trying to think of something that would make me not sad. I wasn’t even aiming for happy or content. I only wanted to stop constantly blinking back tears. I even resorted to dusting the tv stand and exfoliating my feet. Every distraction has been an epic…

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The COVID Diaries: Tales From a Pissed Off 6’5″ Woman

Hey Darling Ones, My rage meltdown started last night. My friend EM was talking about a clothing store with inclusive sizing for all kinds of bodies. She specifically mentioned they had clothes for women who were big and tall. Only, they didn’t. The longest inseam I could find on the site was 32 and at the very least I need a 34. “A lot of places think being tall stops at 6’3″,” I told her. I won’t bore you with…

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The COVID Diaries: The Only Republican I Ever Loved

Querido Darling Ones, I learned how to say ‘dear’ in Spanish today. It seems apropos since I also fake married Michael J. Fox today. I did both of these things before I even got out of bed and got dressed this morning. The imaginary marriage is a long-time coming. As you can see by the snapshot of my tweenage scrapbook up there I’ve been in love with Mr. Michael J. Fox for more than 30 years. I was gonna take…

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The COVID Diaries: It Sucked & I Hated It

Hi Darling Ones, How was your Thanksgiving? Just to get this out of the way, my Thanksgiving sucked and I hated it. Sure having Sister #4 & Dolly (her Beagle/German Shepherd mix who super hates me as the running joke goes) here for three days was a goddamn delight. We ate pizza, watched obscure game shows from the 90s, bumbled our way through making Thanksgiving Dinner for Maxwell & The Olds, compared loneliness (she too is single and lives alone),…

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The COVID Diaries: Why am I Like This?

Hi Darling Ones, I am not doing very well today. Sleep is continuing to be an elusive bitch, I haven’t spent time in the presence of another human being in fifteen days, I have a headache that refuses to go away, and there’s the guilt about having five people over for Thanksgiving dinner. Logically, rationally, I know the chances of us getting the covid from each other are low. None of us are working outside their homes. We’ve all been…

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