My So Called Life
All the random ass shit that happens. Read at your own risk.
Day-to-day dispatches from a life that is technically ordinary and somehow never boring. Work problems, relationship observations, aging indignities, boundary violations, and the occasional moment of genuine clarity that makes all the rest of it worth it. The catch-all category for everything that doesn't fit neatly anywhere else — which, honestly, describes most of real life.-
No Shit Sherlock Award
Today's recipient of the No Shit, Sherlock award. They are awarded for Excellence in Detecting the Obvious...
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Be Still My Traitorous Heart
I don’t know whether to be encouraged or outraged that at my age I still get all flustered in the presence of a fine specimen of maleness. Is that a good thing? I am sure my face went slack and I just stared like a goofball. I would be embarrassed at my utter lack of composure but ain’t nobody got time to dwell on that shit. The moment has passed and I can’t undo it. At least I was wearing clean clothes. Ha ha.
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Enjoy the Silence
Some people do not know how to enjoy companionable silence, and therefore feel that every moment be filled with noise, or in this case, talking. I never appreciated the relative silence of my commute until today.
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Your Negativity is Showing
Sometimes you can't even trust family. Is it any wonder I have trust issues?
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For Once Let Me Lose Myself…
If I could have a conversation with my baggage, with the things in my head that hold me back, it would be with the lyrics of this song. This song speaks to the bondage I physically feel holding the best parts of me in.
