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...
by Mir | Jan 19, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Somehow I ended up today at a “hair party” where a stylist comes to someone’s house and does everyone’s hair. This is awesome because it costs much less than having it done at a salon, but this is ridiculous because a process that normally...
by Mir | Jan 18, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
There are things I really, really love about living in a college town. We have a variety of delicious foods, for one thing. And music and arts and stuff like that. Also, college students are shiny and happy and young and peppy, and most of the time that makes for a...
