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‘A Theatre of Things,’ and a cute/creepy story of hero worship
As I promised, this story is either going to be cute or creepy. Kinda like this mask. I guess it depends on your perspective. Back in college (almost ten years ago, where does the time go?), I had a favorite professor. He was just my type: everyone says he’s demanding and a way harsh grader,…
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GOOD NEWS! Comics R Great
Another week, another struggle to find a silver lining. ICYMI, last month the entire country went insane and it’s only a matter of time before the end of the world! Oh, and also, I had a dizzyingly bad bout of PMS. But the good news is, I’m bleeding today, trading in headaches and cramping and…
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Holy Shit, Cheese Though
I don’t say this often, at least, not as much as I should (I know), but dammit, I love… cheese. Invariably, small talk always leads to the “Would You Rather” question which I used to stumble over: “Would you rather live without chocolate, or cheese?” I mean, would I want to live in a world where I…
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What I’m Thankful For:
this corner of the sofa. You’re great. Never change, baby. Worst Cooks in America on Netflix — thanks for reminding me of a time before terror. Clue for iPhone. Thanks for making sense of my body. I feel more in control and less adrift when it comes to my moods, pain, and periods. …
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Thanksgiving? What Thanksgiving?
Ho, ho, ho, my fellow hoes! I call you “hoes” like “whores” because we all know there’s absolutely nothing wrong with sex work as long as nobody’s being exploited and everyone has given consent! Merry Christmas! Yeah, assholes, CHRISTMAS. It goes right from Halloween to Christmas. TBF, Thanksgiving isn’t even a holiday anymore, let’s…
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Good News! “SMILE” – The Election Is Almost Over!
What a slog it’s been! Feels like this election has been going on for two years — which it actually almost has. So the Good News for today is that, in two days, we gain an extra hour of sleep (yay!) and in four days, for better or for worse, the campaigning season is OVER. In many…
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Let’s Get Ready To Rumble, Ponies!
My hometown will never be the same. Also, today I learned what a “Met” is. When the Binghamton Mets announced that they would be changing their team name and opened up voting on a list of several options, the backlash in my small town was very negative. “Why are you changing the name? We hate change!” was the…
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Deconstructing The Love Affair With Zoella
As an Anglophile, I’m shocked it’s taken me so long to discover the beautiful world of Zoella, but rest assured, I am making up for lost time. With two YouTube channels full of a plethora of videos and numerous guest appearances on her friends’ channels, a newly-minted Zoella fan has hours of content to glut…
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Gender is DEAD! That’s the Good News this week!
Last Friday, I listed 7 things that made me exceedingly happy, and I enjoyed sharing so much, that I decided to make “a thing” of it. So welcome to the Second Weekly Edition of my Good News posts. YAY! Good news, for once! So as I was compiling the things I enjoyed this week, I…
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“Self Care” Was At My Fingertips All Along
“Self care” is trendy. I would go so far as to say “self care” is the buzzword of 2016. And the way 2016 has been going, we all need a crapload of self care. When the “self care trend” started happening, I scoffed. It sounded so woo-woo, hippy doo — this coming from a girl…
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Tweet Relief
Holllllly shit, guys, Twitter has become Something Else these days. Politics-as-usual has become politics-as-unusual-as-it-gets. Trolls are everywhere. Hashtags are grim. You gotta have those guilty pleasure accounts to break up the monotony of horrifying trending topics of you’ll go slowly mad, mad I say! Let's talk about 6, baby. Let's talk about the 2 and…
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Get THE SELF-ESTEEM WORKBOOK, Seriously!
So this story begins where it’s been all my life: a slow supernova of self-loathing and self-fulfilling prophesy expanding in a fireball of snowballing problems, sitting in a therapist’s squeaky leather chair. “Would you like to try something?” she asks. I always say yes, because she’s the professional, isn’t she? It’s not like anything I’ve ever…