warning: you might not want to read this while you’re eating ( Read more )
Category: memories
May
19
why i write
I had a conversation w/ someone today who shared with me their struggles with food. the person had seen some of the pieces I’d written. I felt honored and humbled that the person shared with me.
one thing it reminded me is why I write. ( Read more )
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May
09
if a picture is worth a thousand words…
what are hundreds of pictures worth? ( Read more )
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May
05
sometimes i forget
when i did certain things, had certain behaviors – particularly not good behaviors. i was just telling a friend of a time in high school when i’d used laxatives, either sneezed or laughed (i can’t remember which), and… well, i had to quickly excuse myself from french class and ended up throwing away one of my favorite pair of underwear.
i had apparently (conveniently?) forgotten that i still had a laxative habit junior year in high school.
so why would i share this story on my blog? ( Read more )
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Apr
23
alfalfa sprouts
al-fal-fa sprouts?? yes, alfalfa sprouts. at our company meeting today, we had food and i picked up one of the sandwiches, which was overloaded with [coleslaw? salad? i'm not sure]. i had some alfalfa sprouts in the fridge, so i garnished my food with it.
i’ve always had good feelings about alfalfa sprouts – not because they’re, well, sprouts, but because… ( Read more )
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Apr
03
exponential hate
has it seemed that the level of hatred in the u.s. has significantly expounded? i’ve been pondering that. i’ve been vacillating between whether i’m feeling increasingly paranoid or whether these feelings and instincts are justified. for instance, there have been reports that there is 244% increase in militia groups in this country. that is insane. i get it – some white people are freaking out about having a black president. their idea about what “their america” is feels threatened (gotta love when immigrants have the nerve to be indignant about “their country” changing. fear leads to stupidity. i understand that. still… ( Read more )
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Mar
16
“5 things every woman should do alone at least once”
… according to jezebel
it includes:
1. dining out
2. movies
3. rock shows
4. travel
5. road trips
i’m gonna need to not agree. ( Read more )
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Sep
11
minus 8 – recollections of 9/11/01
so, people are taking this day to commemorate 9/11. a lot of people have been sharing what they were doing that day. i might as well join in. i almost don’t want to share because my reaction was a little… odd, perhaps, and could be construed as disrespectful. that wasn’t my goal – it was just my reaction.
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