Tag: life
-
Being Alone
Chillin’ at the laundromat a couple days ago…I surely do miss comfy shirts! There is a difference between being alone and feeling alone. There is a difference between loneliness and alone-ness. There is sitting in an empty apartment facing a computer screen, aimed at the television, glancing down at your phone and wondering if anyone…
-
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
One month ago, while trudging through what The Weather Channel described as a “severe” rainstorm to deliver a ghost tour, just hours after having the outline of my chest tattoo done, I realized that I am kind of a badass. Look at me, a year ago. I was terrified I wouldn’t be able to live…
-
Missed Opportunity
Things I Should Have Said to the Random Asshole Who Called Me a “Pale Skeleton” and “Anorexic” After Swearing At Another Random Woman, Making Kissy Noises, and Insulting Her Race: “Mind your own business.” “Watch it, loudmouth.” “Who asked you?” “Learn some respect, asshole.” “Yeah, go home and have a wank over me.” “If that’s…
-
My First Rock Concert(s)
I’ve alluded here before to the fact that I’m nearly 29 and have never been to a rock concert. Pause to grasp that, moving on. Last week I attended not ONE, but TWO LIVE ROCK SHOWS in 48 hours’ time. WHAT! First, I went to a place called The Canal Roomto see the music video…
-
Tampocalypse Now
In about a month, I’ll be 29 years old. That’s practically an adult! One of the things I am most proud of as an adult is never running out of the essentials. I have managed to, since moving out “on my own,” have a never-ending supply of toilet paper, peanut butter and…tampons. Here’s an…
-
Close Encounters of the Chance Kind
Me and my Big Brother in a Chance Encounter, seven years ago! They say, when you go looking for a connection, you will never find it. Specifically when you go looking for love, it will elude you. You have to let it come to you. Readers, I have tried to make friends through blogging so…
-
Always Find A Reason
Correct me if I’m wrong, but there’s a quote floating around out there somewhere that goes a little something like: “Unhappy people will always find a reason to be unhappy.Happy people will always find a way to be happy.” If not, well, you heard it here first. I’ll happily be the one who said it,…
-
Painting the Roses Red
I’m taking the day off from blogging today to recover from this. Have a great weekend, everyone! LAST WORD: In two weeks, Google Reader goes Bye-Bye! I don’t want to see this beautiful thing end, and neither do you. Let’s try to make it work, baby, we can beat the odds! Follow me on Bloglovin’! …
-
Currently…in June 2013
—
by
Feeling: EXCITED! I have so much awesome stuff going on, and so much to look forward to!!! Well, I’ll get to that! Watching: Black Butler – an anime series that a friend turned me on to. At first, I wasn’t sure I could get into it, but I always try to give TV at least…
-
Beyond Belief
Tonight, I will deliver my first solo Lower Manhattan tour with Ghosts, Murders, and Mayhem Walking tours. It is the final route for me to learn, and kicks off my third summer season with the company! I love giving ghost tours, and I’m so excited and grateful to be a part of bringing history and…
-
Letting Go
Letting go is terrifying in trapeze and in life. I like to plan, obsess, mull, and muse. I keep my “Rolodex of Shame” well stocked and handy at all times. I need to know what I’m doing. I plan what salad dressing I’ll use for dinner before I leave work! And between this blog and…
-
-
Pick Only Three
Today’s prompt is to pick my top three worst traits. ONLY THREE???Ignoring my insecurities which you already know about, and taking a positive tack on this (because it’s been a rough week, obvs), here are my top three worst traits: I care too much I obsess over the details and work myself into nervous frenzies…
-
Forgiveness
I had a dream a few weeks ago that left me feeling devastated. I dreamed I called off my wedding the day it was to happen. I couldn’t go through with it, it didn’t feel right. I looked into the eyes of the man I supposed I would marry, and said, “Please don’t hate me,…
-
Dreams Come True
I know you’re thinking, “How old is she, 12?” Nope, 21. Moving on. This is my favourite photo of myself not just because it’s one of the only photos I feel I look honestly pretty in, or because I believe I am genuinely happy, or because being genuinely happy in the photo makes me honestly…
-
Try A Little Tenderness
A day ago, I was having an emotional heart-to-heart with a friend of mine who was complimenting me. It made me uncomfortable while it thrilled me, and he said aloud: “You have terrible self-esteem.” Being told you have low self-esteem (and that it shows) does the opposite of fixing your low self-esteem, FYI. In the…
-
…Only I Didn’t Say “Fudge”….
I am afraid of peanut butter fudge. Rather, I am afraid of saying “peanut butter fudge.” Let’s back up. I have the easiest job ever. My job is to smile and hand out free candy. Like Halloween, only for nine hours at a time standing on your feet up and down stairs. Okay, not so…
-
I See Dead People (Maybe)
I spent most of a rainy morning practicing my newest ghost tour route down in Lower Manhattan. The rain really made the experience, I gotta tell ya. Nothing like getting your route map and notes soggy while you bump through streets crowded with tourists! But, I wouldn’t do anything differently. I already can’t wait to…
-
The Five Scariest Moments in Trapeze
The scaffolding on top of the building? That’s the trapeze school! 1. Climbing the 20 foot tall ladder to get to the platform – exacerbated by the fact that the trapeze structure sits on the roof of a building, making you three stories and 20 feet high in the air. 2. With your toes over…
-
Currently…in May 2013
—
by
Feeling: Anxious for summer. After this brutal week of lots of work (and still being sore from trapeze), next week I will have a much easier schedule. I can’t wait to buy groceries at a regular store! Watching: Don’t judge me – Hole in the Wall. By the time I get home from work, I…