I’m not afraid of any of the regular things. Spiders, snakes, heights, no problem. I’m not afraid of enclosed spaces, or needles, or thunderstorms; I’m not afraid of flying. I have some irrational paranoid fantasies, but they’re all silly and small, and none of them keep me up at night. What does scare me, what […]
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why it says DUFFER on my sweatshirt
I’m going to arrive at AmeriCorps PSO training a fucking walking biohazard. In Louisville, I biffed it hard in the parking lot outside the airport terminal and scraped a few layers of dermis onto the curb. I hobbled in, blood staining a little circle through my pants on my left knee, right next to the […]
Read more...Goobertown
This past weekend I drove down to Arkansas to see my cousin compete in an NCAA Division I bowling tournament. On the way down, we drove through a place called Goobertown, and Will narrowly escaped a fistfight with a one-armed man. True story. Emily bowls for the Lady Red Wolves at ASU and although she’s […]
Read more...allô allô je t’aime je t’aime
I can’t really explain why, but saying “I love you” has never been easy for me. Not to family, friends, or otherwise. It’s not that I don’t—I surely do—it’s just that I have trouble voicing the actual words. I can write it, no problem, but when I have to say it, often it comes out […]
Read more...part 1: rednecks at the expo center
Saturday was a long day. For years, my dad’s family has been meeting at the Kentucky State Fair on the second Saturday in August—the first weekend of the fair. Typically it’s my grandparents, my dad and his girlfriend Jody, my aunt Alicia, and her daughters (my cousins), Kealey and Ginny. Since the twins were born, […]
Read more...Charlotte has a question about toners
I just sat through a 58 minute long webinar and teleconference about ordering office supplies. I’m not sure where in my life the turn-off towards webinars and teleconferences was, but I surely did not see this one coming. In related news, the team-building exercise retreat was canceled due to lack of interest. Honestly, my office […]
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Is my fear of marriage a justifiable reason to be wary of graduate school? It seems fairly common practice these days to meet your mate-for-life in grad school, and then become hugely stressed out as you go to class, write your dissertation, and choose china patterns. Yeesh.
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