Greetings from the last week of my holidays. The restful moments did happen, like a Starbucks run without worrying about losing track of time and dashing to work. Mostly, I stayed up later, slept in slightly later, binged Castlevania like my fellow fangirls, and bought a car like a responsible adult. Overall, a good staycation. … Continue reading Music Monday: Never Give Up by Sia
The first day of summer came in typical Winnipeg fashion. In other words, the weather was crappy and not matching up with the first day of anything. It felt more like the first day of fall than summer with the overcast sky squeezing every last raindrop throughout the day. The English would call it Wednesday. … Continue reading Music Monday: In the Summer Time by Mungo Jerry
I heard a lot of love songs in my time. Most of them have this air of insincerity, or I have attended way too many divorces weddings it's clouded my judgment. I love the honesty in this track. Everyone has issues heading into a relationship, something I wished someone told me in my twenties. I … Continue reading Music Monday: Issues by Julia Michaels
Porochista Khakpour's experiences as an immigrant overlap with mine. For years people say 'write what you know' but really mean 'but not too much to be too ethnic.' Besides hitting the tender parts of my experiences through her's, I love this structure and narration used in this piece. It unfolds with a novelist's hand as … Continue reading The Essay Will Feel Like It’s Killing You
Every so often a song comes along and makes you feel what this Tweeter summed up perfectly in 140 words: https://twitter.com/jmdornbush/status/867969451525722112 Since listening to the song last Friday, I have not taken it off repeat. Will I get sick of it? No. I make myself take breaks to come back refreshed and ready to tackle … Continue reading Music Monday: Cut To The Feeling by Carly Rae Jepsen
Call it two parts vacation and one part unintended hiatus. My mom went in for surgery, nothing serious, on May 9th. I took some time off to take her to the hospital, stay with my 91-year-old dad, do some more physical household tasks around their house, some grocery shopping, and attended the college's annual PD … Continue reading A Vacation From My Vacation
Comedy, over 40, existential angst, Open Mic
If I sneeze one more time, the brain cells left will not help me tackle my to-do list. My blog break turned into a week and a few days. The trees budded and I keep forgetting every spring, my nose stuffs up, and my sneezes echo through the now-empty library at work. Add watery eyes and … Continue reading Other Duties As Assigned
Not to worry it's only for a week. I just need to refill my brain.
Unpaused Life 