Jurassic Park’s tagline that changed my life

Are you old enough to remember when Jurassic park came out in 1993? It was a huge…

25. On quitting: You gotta pick your battles

It’s Friday. I’m in bed under a weighted blanket, which in this heat is perhaps…

The stories we pitch to ourselves

Five days ago, my younger brother shared with me about his grief at work. I remembered one part…

41. It’s slippery out there, be careful

I’ve always been afraid of big bodies of water.

When There is No Space Between

Some friendships run in different dimensions. Soul ties impartial to time, space or motion. An absence of ego, a confidence in the connection. Trust in the spaces between. Paper months pass, puddled on the floor unchecked. A single step over a common threshold and we are…

9. Grown

You know you’re grown when you hear the latest music. It’s all good but you don’t like it and you don’t care that every one else does.

You know you’re grown when you are more concerned with being comfortable than cute.

17. Drops of salt

Ever so often

We try to guard those who we consider sacred or coveted

from what is our confusing, fickle, scarred or frayed self

A sense of propriety standing at the thresholds of acceptable human nature

8. So Today Started Out Well

So today I was supposed to jump my wingsuit out of a hot air balloon. In order for balloons to not get blown into the next state, they need to take off at an appallingly early time before sunrise which also just so happens to be an hour and a half from my house. Which means that…

Project 365: Day 28 — The Place of Women

I’m currently reading Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, in which she talks about impediments to women taking up leadership roles.

In her introductory chapter she talks about how there are so many things that we as a generation take for…

A Thursday

First off, let me say that I’m drunk off of atrocious, bottom shelf wine.

It’s ten in the evening and I’ve been gone all day. It’s been a month since I started my job with the state government and I found myself in a countermeasure-type audit (words they used at this eight hour…

13. Caffeine

I haven’t had coffee in over a week. I swear I’m going through withdrawals.

I function better with it, which is probably horrible for my health in retrospect. I shouldn’t have to rely on a caffeine to keep myself going. But I miss feeling the exact moment when the drug kicks in…

#26: Number 26

Today’s been a good day. I’m in bed, yawning, comfortable, and ready to fall asleep. It’s such a welcome feeling, as I’ve been struggling with falling asleep since I quit. Until these last few nights, I didn’t realize until now how much I depend on my activity to tire me out. I’ve been spoiled being…

12. Making Decisions

“Which picture do you like the least?”

“Oh, hm… that’s a difficult question… I think I like this one more than the other one, only because it has more context. It’s easier to tell what it is upon first glance.”