"There are no stupid questions." I hate that quote. Because people believe it. It's erroneous.I crossed state lines today to attend the closest thing to education I've had in the last five years. OK, so crossing state lines doesn't mean much since I live on a border town, so minus a point for that, but... Continue Reading →
missing links
Sometimes it's hard to believe that all these memories I have are my own. That I lived this much of life. I've been a child, and adolescent, an adult. I've been single, I've dated, and I'm married. I've had roommates and lived alone. Jobs have come and gone as my interest ebbed and flowed. I've... Continue Reading →
Pandora’s Box
I tried Pandora today for the first time. This should be a required rite of passage for all people. All I did was typed in “Adele,” and it started playing songs I love. Sure, there were a couple wrong turns (John Legend and that stupid “Halo” song), but other than that, I’ve been listening to... Continue Reading →
Cinderella
You know what fictional character I'd hate to be (besides Pollyanna)?Cinderella. She slaves away all day mopping floors and the little free time she has she spends making clothes and hats for the mice that live in her room. You know your life has hit rock bottom when you're knitting for rodents.
Pollyanna
I wonder if I'd be this cynical if I didn't work. If I hadn't worked for a staffing agency and heard people make up the most rare diseases to get out of going to work, which always miraculously healed when it was time to pick up their checks. If I hadn't seen four counts of... Continue Reading →
brunch
Right before graduating college and the summer thereafter, I worked as a waitress/barista at a little cafe in University Place called Affairs. Affairs is the most quaint place you could visit. It has hand-painted tables, mismatched chairs. They put fresh flowers in vases every day. They use real Farberware plates and mugs. They polish silverware... Continue Reading →
Dear So and So
Dear Aksarben Heating & Air,When you give people a time range of when you plan to arrive, you're supposed to arrive in that range. That's why you get a whole range rather than a specific time! You said you'd be here between 4p-6p. Then you called at 5:23p and said you were running a little... Continue Reading →
birthday girls
Today is my sister's 25th birthday. Allow me to correct myself: today is my sisters' 25th birthday. Oddly enough, my brother married a woman who was born on the same day of the same year as my sister. I envy their birthday. This is the time of year when I think of all these things... Continue Reading →
this place
The last night I partied too hard was in December of 2005. I partied so hard that I ended up with only one flip flop and no keys. I spent the next day calling friends: begging for a ride to work or clues on where my keys were. That day, I was so frazzled and... Continue Reading →
cool breeze
Tonight, the air was thick with an impending storm. I hurried about the little chores that had to be done beforehand frantically. I brought in the waste cans, retrieved the mail, forced Tucker to hurry up outside. I started the dinner and called to make sure Steve was over halfway home. Then the gray sky... Continue Reading →
holly pelesky 