would you like me to talk about being 30 some more? because i could go on.
I’ve been thinking about birthdays a lot lately, and not just because Sarah posted last...
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Category: musings
possibility
So I’m sitting here working and I glance over at my notepad, upon which I’ve scribbled various to-do lists for my job. But it’s not a particular task that catches my eye, it’s this little thing floating...
Read Moreand here’s where my special penchant for introspection finally pays off
The other day I was sitting on a couch talking with a friend when all of a sudden, my brain left my body. Not physically, mind you — though that would be a great party trick.1 No, I became hyperconscious of what exactly my body...
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inside out
When you travel by train, you see everything cars don’t. You see what people try to hide, like...
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troublesome ’11
Today marks the sixth anniversary of my move to California. For those unfamiliar with the story, a recap: I used my already-overburdened credit card to buy a one-way flight to L.A. after spending my first year and a half after...
Read Morethem chickens jackin’ my style
Like many other 30-year-olds, my concept of a great night out increasingly involves making a pot of white cheddar shells and cheese and staying in to watch House Hunters. I’ve always been slow to take to new trends —...
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target practice
We were honeymooning on Vancouver Island. On the drive from Ucluelet to the ferry terminal in...
Read Morewait for it
Lately, I have a real thing for hummus. I cannot get enough of it. I desire it with the heat of a trillion fiery suns. I want to fill a kiddie pool and marinate myself in a hummus bath. If I could inject it directly into my...
Read Moregratitude on nearing 30
When I was 20, I was living in a white duplex with 2 other students. One day, I wrote “You ain’t gotta be in jail to be doin’ time”1 on the whiteboard in the kitchen — the whiteboard where we usually...
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