January 2012
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The Devastation of Peter Pan
I miss working with kids.
Mostly, because they don’t say things to me like, “blow me!” or “lick it,” when I am taking logical action aligned with policy*. (*Real “adult” reaction).
But also, because they do say things like, “I love peeing and pooing.” And, “You can’t be in Lego club if you don’t believe in God!” Or...
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Suggestions in Behavior
Last night, I was thinking of my personal actions since the beginning of 2012. I’m having difficulty justifying some of them.
It’s hard to gain perspective when you’re inside your own head, isn’t it? We try to step outside of our own thoughts and patterns, but in the end, we’re a bit trapped.
I asked myself: do I approve of these actions? Are they best for me?...
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Visions of New Year's Eve: Past and Present
Last year started off with a barrage of bad omens before the clock even struck midnight, and then continued well into the spring. 2011 was capricious. Does the word capricious relate to the word “Capricorn?” Because I am one, and there was something about last year that aligned my birth month with a fickle beginning. The eve of New Year’s 2011 is wrought with visions of watering...
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Degradation
As you may be able to tell, this medium (my blog) has degraded into a general mess of random, inconsistent, disjointed thoughts or prose. A steady influx of Instagram photos have also lessened the quality of what may have once been a great outlet. My New Year’s resolutions involve - upping the quantity and quality of written pieces, standing on my head (worked on it and now my neck hurts),...
December 2011
17 posts
“My New Years resolution is to stand on my head.”
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Treatment
Gentlemen, some advice. When questioning your own motives or actions in relation to females, ask yourself these key questions.
1. (If you have a sister.) “Would I approve of a man treating my sister this way?”
2. (If you have a mother.) “Would my mother approve of me treating a woman this way?”
3. (If you are rogue.) “Am I being an asshole?”
It’s...
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What's Happening in This House
- Mum baking MORE treats in a chef jacket my brother received during his culinary studies (“I paid for it!” - Mum).
- Sisters taking several “safety meetings” and producing half ass crafts.
- Dog thriving on attention of 5 different people’s love.
- Bad jokes + lots of them.
- Eating + lots of it.
- Bad hair. Mad real hair. Sleeping on wet hair.
- Fashion...
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Welcome to the Universe.
“Oh, hello,” said the man, as he bit into a pear. “Welcome to the universe.”
Felipe blinked four times - stared up at the man who looked down at him from underneath a brown brimmed hat - and gurgled. Felipe’s two small hands had fingers that looked like small sea creatures wiggling in the waves, tucked beside his cheeks in the swaddling. “Well, I see this is...
God bless Amurrica.
funniestuff:
November 2011
11 posts
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CONTAINMENT
The weather right now provokes a feeling of forced containment. It’s like living in a tupperware container. You want to be outside of the condensation, the stale air and the claustrophobia, but it’s actually REALLY hard to get the lid off and get out there. In social work, “containment” is used as a positive phrase. You “contain” someone’s emotions or...
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Today
Up with the light: early light, early morning.
Eggs, tea and e-mails: the tension of a Monday gently surging through a fluorescent lit office.
Conversations were never wholly attended to. They began, they may have gained a bit of ground, and then they were forgotten or unresolved. The crowd at the gym brought out a sense of claustrophobia and the early shadow of darkness that encroached...
October 2011
5 posts
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“Can I share with you my worldview? All of humankind has one thing in common: the...”
– Liz Lemon, 30 Rock
September 2011
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Middle Aged Woman Seeks Movie-Going Companion
I went to see The Help with two girlfriends the other night. Turns out I wasn’t the only one with this fancy idea. The theatre was mostly comprised of gaggles of middle aged women out on movie dates. I suspect several had come with their book club after having picked the best selling novel as their latest choice. Part way through the movie, there was a line delivered something to the effect...
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“These people who are making a big deal about gay marriage? I don’t give a...”
– Clint Eastwood, on shit that matters.
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WatchSome clips from my summer.
August 2011
26 posts
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Oh, Holy Union
Don’t write about loneliness again. Please. Instead, why don’t you try writing about the godliness of friendship and family? That’s a religion I can believe in. The spirit behind a smile of someone you’ve known since before the days of boobs and boys. If solitude begins to feel like an empty space, turn to the Church of Friendship and Family. If you’re an asshole, a...
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