Tag: life
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Seven Layers and Christmas Eve Sushi
It’s officially two days until Christmas, and I’m so immensely happy to be able to open all the gifts I bought myself this year, even though I already know exactly what I put under my tree. I really wish I had something more meaningful to write about right now, but nothing is really coming to Read more
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Learning to Move Slower
Ahhh…it’s my mother’s birthday yet again. How does it keep happening that my posts seem to land on the day she was born? Well anyway, this year I don’t want to talk about her—so I won’t. The semester just ended. I took my last exam yesterday, and now I get to drown in research until Read more
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“Embrace The Suck”
Someone once said to me, “Sometimes you just have to embrace the suck.” I remember the moment my ears first heard those words…he was hovering over me while I sat on the edge of my bed. He was trying to convince me why we should stay together, in his own odd way. And even though Read more
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Becoming Someone You’ll Never Meet
The other day, I was thinking about my birthday coming up next year and what trip I wanted to take. I was thinking of taking a solo trip to New York. I’ve never been but have always wanted to visit…see the Statue of Liberty, go to the Natural History Museum, see a show on Broadway Read more
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Drowning Above Water
I can’t sleep. I don’t want to eat. I’m tired. I can’t feel anything. A cigarette, a drink, a late-night McDonald’s binge—the mountains, the stars, the quiet, the calm. None of it seems to work. Nothing that used to bring me a little bit of relief from the outside world works anymore. I feel lost Read more
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The View That Held Me Still
Today I sat looking at a beautiful view. The bench was above a garden full of wildflowers, and off in the distance you could see the ocean, and even further you could see a hill with a farmhouse on the top. The view was almost perfect…just missing my dog running around with a couple of Read more