by Mir | Jan 25, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
… is Friday’s moron. I’m going to have that embroidered on a sampler, and I’m going to mount it here on the wall of my office. Oh yes. Yes, I shall. Oh Mondays, I am brilliant. It’s a new day! A new week! And THIS WEEK, I shall triumph. I...
by Mir | Jan 24, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People
Remember Love Thursday? I was thinking the other day that I sort of miss it. And then some fine ladies brought it back, because Love Thursday will not be denied, man. It’s a powerful force that will not just go away. Let’s face it—in a world where...
by Mir | Jan 23, 2008 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Once upon a time, your life was perfect. Ideal! You lived in a nice house with an intact nuclear family. Everything was flowers and rainbows and sunshine, and no one ever yelled, and the food was always exactly what you wanted, and you never did anything wrong because...
by Mir | Jan 22, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
The older I get, the more attention I pay to what I put into my mouth and how it makes my body feel. Unfortunately, many of those observations end up along the lines of “When I eat this chocolate, it makes me SO HAPPY!” and then “Wait, why...
by Mir | Jan 21, 2008 | Ottomatic For the People, The Year of Living Changerously
I have often said that one of the advantages of having a (mostly) not-very-good and then a (towards the end) wholly-fucked-up marriage, the first time around, is that—despite being rather high-maintenance in general (shut up)—I am so profoundly grateful...