New Blog

Unfortunately, this blog is closed, but the good news is I’ve opened another. You can view new posts here. See you there :)

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Meditations on Love

Soaked.  Okay, not quite, but significantly wet.  Most things in my purse, that is–and there happened to be a lot of important things in there that day (or at least things important to me in some way): two signed chapbooks of poetry (one rather hard to come by), my Mini Connolly tarot deck (also rare-ish) [...]

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Why I’m a Recluse

Understandably, my friends get confused as to why I keep shunning them.  They invite me out, I decline 75% of the time, they stop inviting me out, I get confused and lonely–the cycle repeats.  Okay.  Here’s the breakdown:
First off, I’m an introvert.  Textbook-style:  I’m withdrawn, fairly reserved, and avoid socializing most of the time.  I [...]

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Not so sleepy…

So, while it has come to my attention that in part I desire a more normal sleep schedule, I don’t need one.  This is troublesome in a way, but it’s also kind of liberating.  But tonight, right now, I know I could sleep.  And I’m not.  There’s too much to do, too much to think [...]

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And so the earth keeps turning…

So – I’m back from winter break.  I wish I could stay it was great – parts of it were, and parts were more aggravating than anything.  On the whole I’ll compromise by saying it was interesting.  Some of the best things were lazing about with the boyfriend (watching movies and anime and King of [...]

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Daydreams

I’ve been overwhelmed lately. My workload seems to have let up, slightly, for the first time in weeks. I can’t wait for the semester to finish.
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I’m daydreaming today. I used to do this all the time. When I do, my thoughts often bear a resemblance to this photo – whimsical and peaceful. Today, my dreams [...]

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Back to the shrink…

So apparently I’m a menace to myself and others (as per my own assessment), and as such am signing up for counseling again.  You know it’s gotta be good when you’re exhibiting 3/4 of the symptoms for depression AND bipolar disorder, including symptoms that contradict one another.  So perhaps it’s about time to assess what’s [...]

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So much ambition…so little time?

Not really.  And I know I’ve said it before.  But I am going to be posting more often, for one.  There’s more.  I’m tired of being tired.  I’m making lists.  I’m setting goals.  I’m making decisions.  I’m monitoring my productivity.  I’m attempting a regular sleep schedule, writing schedule, blogging schedule, work schedule, play schedule, homework [...]

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More poorly executed people, or why I hated high school…

It has come to my attention that there are grave concerns that fashion sense is detrimental to one’s ability as a writer. High heels, particularly, are a big no-no if you want to be seen as a successful, valuable member of a community, and a pretty face won’t win you any friends in an MFA [...]

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Poorly executed people, and the importance of distinction…

And so now, weeks later, we arrive. What inspired my original idea for this post was an incident on Air Canada that sparked some small and sensitive fury in me, but the idea has now expanded much further.
Originally, that spark ignited when one or more flight attendants on a particular flight traveling from Vancouver to [...]

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