by Mir | Jul 29, 2019 | Oh look! Something furry!!, What do I do all day?
My favorite thing to do after a trip—by which I mean, the thing I most often do just because I am a poor planner and also lazy—is to come home and swear at least twice a day that I’m going to unpack in just a little bit. I mean, I don’t want to...
by Mir | Jul 23, 2019 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Oh look! Something furry!!
You may or may not recall that every few years my father and stepmother gather up their collective children and grandchildren and take us all somewhere to sit around eating ourselves silly and telling embarrassing stories about the past. It’s magical. My little...
by Mir | Jun 12, 2019 | Health is overrated, It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Oh look! Something furry!!
Whoops, I left another one of those long gaps, huh? I didn’t mean to. I’ve just been so busy crying, you see. [Sidebar: EVERYTHING IS FINE. It’s so fine, it’s all-caps fine. I have to keep reminding myself of this. EVERYTHING IS FINE.] When I...
by Mir | May 16, 2019 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", My name is Grumplestiltskin, What do I do all day?
Oh my goodness, it’s been a week. Or two weeks. I’m not even sure. It all starts to blend together, you know? When last we spoke, I was enthusiastically embarking upon Project Rainbow, or—more specifically—the “simple” task of...
by Mir | May 2, 2019 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", What do I do all day?
I once worked a temp job for a small organization where I handled the copyediting for their newsletter, and I quickly learned that my boss’ biggest pet peeve was the correct (or, I guess more to the point, often incorrect) usage of “less” vs....
