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A rambling post about "home"

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:30 -0400

As much as I hate Michigan, sometimes I miss it. If I’m driving and I smell a skunk, it reminds me how much. Weird, right?

I’m currently IN Michigan, sitting at a Barnes & Noble in the town where I used to live. I can safely say that this doesn’t feel…

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Those real friends

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:08:25 -0400

I am not a keeper of friends. I don’t do a great job collecting, either. Most of the time, when I start a new path in my life, things and people get forgotten. Well, maybe not “forgotten”… Definitely not that, actually. They just get left behind, I guess.…

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Happy birthday, grandma.

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:05:27 -0400

My grandma, Josephine, would have been 91 today. She was the most amazing woman. Married my grandpa when she was 17. They were married for 37 years before he died in 1976. She never remarried, even though she was only 54 when he died. I don’t even think…

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Roller derby does a body goodSo, it should come as no surprise...

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:33:33 -0400

Roller derby does a body good

So, it should come as no surprise that I have a very skewed body image. I think they call it body…

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Beware of the "friend"

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:26:16 -0400

There’s something that’s been on my mind lately. People are basically fucked in the head. Especially when it comes to relationships. Don’t stop the presses, right? Tell you something you don’t know? Okay, then.

Social media makes it easier to hookup and…

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One of two good things about Las Vegas…The first and best...

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:50:29 -0400

One of two good things about Las Vegas…

The first and best thing about Las Vegas is, of course, the Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls and being…

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Baby, don't hurt me

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:42:52 -0400

We each have many types of love relationships — parents, children, spouses, friends. And they’re not always with people; you may love an animal, or a place. Is there a single idea or definition that runs through all the varieties of “love”?

Sure. Love is…

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Languages are fun!

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:37:51 -0400

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Thu, 09 May 2013 12:51:22 -0400

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Thu, 09 May 2013 12:44:04 -0400

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Photo

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:17:01 -0400

33 years down

Wed, 08 May 2013 02:05:13 -0400

We’re in the final hours of my 33rd year of life.

The past year has been all over the place. A lot of endings. Enormous changes. Beginnings.

I just wish it would stop already. And, no, I’m not talking about a “goodbye, cruel world” kind of way. Relax.

I…

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I have a secret

Wed, 08 May 2013 01:57:54 -0400

I’m not really good at keeping secrets. I just forget them and people think what they want. The downside to this is that sometimes, I forget that some knowledge I have about a situation was supposed to be a secret. And the beans spill.

But, seriously,…

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The glass

Wed, 08 May 2013 01:53:43 -0400

Half full? Half empty?

The glass is entirely full, dumbass. Partially with water; partially with air. Let’s not be all touchy-feely about it.

But, okay, here’s a story about it:

A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an…

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Emoticon

Wed, 08 May 2013 01:49:06 -0400

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Sometimes it’s just easier to pretend there’s no there, there.

I don’t like being sad. Actually, I don’t like being any extreme emotion in front of other people. I probably come off as withdrawn much of the time, but it really means that I’m (probably)…

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I love you, Jay.

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:12:30 -0400

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This is the most fitting thing I can think of right now. He loved this movie.

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The clandestine racism of Mad Libs

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:14:42 -0400

If you’re looking for a place to spend a serpentine honeymoon, think of nascent Mexico. There, under a brilliant, vacuous sky, you and your blithe bride can spend hours inspecting the quaint mice and the ancient Aztec cantaloupes. You will be fascinated…

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Readership

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:01:39 -0400

To what extent is your blog a place for your own self-expression and creativity vs. a site designed to attract readers? How do you balance that? If sticking to certain topics and types of posts meant your readership would triple, would you do it?

I guess…

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Art appreciation

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:58:50 -0400

Do you need to agree with an artist’s lifestyle or politics to appreciate their art? To spend money on it?

This one is simple. No. You don’t needto. I could probably appreciate good artwork by Glenn Beck or Bill O’Reilly. If the money from the sale were…

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Creativity doesn't live here anymore

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:11:49 -0400

Seriously. The prompt today was to write a poem in honor of National Poetry Writing Month drawing to a close. All I could think of was “no.”

But I do love poetry. So, I leave you with a couple of my favorites.

I’m nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?

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