Midlife Musings
Fortysomething. If my life were a TV show, that would be the title, and these are the episodes. Or maybe I am just having an episode.
Everything they don't put in the brochure for your 40s. Work situations that make your blood boil, body changes nobody prepared you for, pop culture opinions held with unreasonable conviction, and the general absurdity of being a grown woman who still hasn't figured out what she wants to be when she grows up. Honest, unfiltered, and occasionally petty in ways that are entirely justified.Fuck Valentine’s Day
I spent Valentine's Day alone at the bar of a drafthouse movie theatre. Don't wait for someone else to tell you that you are worthy.
Google Music is the Compact Solution for the Missing De La Soul Albums
De La Soul's early albums were missing from every streaming service. Google Music let me upload my own ripped CDs as a workaround. Update: the catalog is now on Spotify.
Decay of a Decade: Looking Back and Setting Better Goals
It is that time of year – the day before the New Year, time to take stock and plan ahead. In particular, it is time to evaluate the last 10 years and figure out how to better approach the years to come. I figure I can’t do much worse than I already have, what do I have to lose?
One Wild Night in the Seychelles
A wild night on Navy deployment: a hidden club in the Seychelles, a stranger who could really dance, and the shipmate ready to fight me over it. A look back.
Alone versus Lonely
After years alone post-divorce, I had to ask myself: am I at peace with my solitude, or am I just afraid? Here's how I'm trying to tell the difference.
