I joined a hot yoga studio a year ago and this is all I do now. Pranayama deep breathing Literally on the second breath: I can't do this I want to go home I just…
Category: The Other Stuff
The week in remeow (I’m so sorry about that)
I was going to do my weekly recap early on Friday, but the day kind of got away from me, then the kids had their school play that night, then there was a little afterparty…
This one goes to eleven
Fall of 2016, when we were immersed in the series, the kids asked a babysitter if she'd ever read Harry Potter. She told them she grew up on it, and then she said, "I was…
You can always just leave if he’s making you uncomfortable*
February, 1992. I was 19, he was 32. We worked together and had been dating for about a month. I went to his place on a Friday night, we hung out for a while, hooked…
Turn and face the strange
Early in 2016, my running pace suddenly got slower, and has only gotten worse since then. I tried not to be too hung up on it, but I did search for some tips on improving…
The weekend in review
Friday morning, I forgot to do my weekly recap here before we left for a super fun-filled weekend in Portland. (I blame Louis C. K. and I am not even kidding.) Anyhow, once we got…
Hamster love story
What can you say about a 2 year old hamster who died? That she was cute and furry? That she loved corn, her wheel, and Lucy? Poor Lucy was born into the wrong family when…
Down the rabbit hole
I was getting gas the other day, when someone in a car next to me turned his head in an odd way, which made me think of an old Meat Cake comic, which made me…
The wart in review
Today I saw Dr Foot for what I hope was the last time. My infection is completely cleared up, and it looks like the warts are all gone. He couldn't say that with 100% certainty,…
My life as a brick joke
The year: 1998. The setting: Redmond, WA. I was working in the infant room of a daycare center, and we'd just gotten a new baby, Trevor. For the first week he was there, Trevor's mom…