It always cracks me up when people suggest that I “must take care of myself” when I reveal my age. What does that even mean? It’s supposed to be a compliment, I’m aware, but I don’t jive well with it, and not just because it’s an awkward one in the first place. Sure, I take … Continue reading Bootlick This
Booze. Hooch. Sauce. Spirits. A bit of the hard stuff, and maybe a cock-and-tail or three. This time two weeks ago, I was in three or four deep by 11am. And given all of the public health alphabet agencies have mandated binge drinking in women as having four or more drinks in two-three hours? I … Continue reading Konkey Dong: An Update on Moi
That Winston Churchill guy really knew what he was talking about. Okay, I suppose this is one of his lesser "important" quotes, considering his role in the history of the world, but still! Important it is! Because not only does his wisdom speak truth about the audacity of leaving a rockin' party before the good times … Continue reading Interpretation of a Semisonic Song
So, it's Thanksgiving Eve, and the expected gratitude is slow to rise to the surface in my pensive state of mind. I've had a tough year- and a worse last couple of months, hardly something to jump up and down about. In fact, if it weren't a holiday that "forced" me to stop and think about … Continue reading Gratitude: Failures & Fuck Ups
I… am a liar. I am a thief. I am a crook. I am a cheat. I’m a narcissist, I’m a hypocrite, I’m a procrastinator. I’m crazy, victimized, and maybe a little psycho. I’m a fraud. Even now, as I sit before my computer on one of the rare days when Creativity, the Elusive Bitch, … Continue reading Midlife What?
Before I began writing today, I decided to clear away some old files from my computer in an effort to squelch the sluggishness of carrying around too much stuff. I came across a file titled Mama, and found in it, among other things, an assignment for a writing class I took the summer after she … Continue reading Remembering Stage Two
