NaNo Prep: It’s That Time of Year Again
This is one of my favorite times of the year. Halloween creepiness is everywhere, the weather is (some days) getting crisp and cool, and NaNo is ramping up once more. NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month for the uninitiated, is the process of writing a 50,000 word novel in the 30 days of November. That’s ...
Whilst Fat: Flying For the First Time in 8 Years
My experiences with airplanes and airports are casual at best. I’ve flown only a handful of times in my life, and then mostly whenever ground travel wasn’t possible (e.g. Hawaii or Germany). I’m very much a road trip girl. And really, with enough gas, drivers, and cases of Dr. Pepper, you can get damn near ...
Small Talk: What Exactly Am I Doing With My Life Anyways
So vacation is a week over, and let me tell you, the vacation hangover stings something fierce. It doesn’t help that this work week was messaged directly from Satan himself. My week in the mountains, hiking around in poison ivy-free trails, swimming in a cold lake, and laughing every day with family I only see ...
Traditions, Boogers, and Rebellions
I’ve been working on an entry detailing my life this past year. 30 has changed me in a lot of ways, but the more I think about it the more I realize 30 hasn’t done squat to me. Sometimes this comes from close introspection, from lying on a blanket and looking at constellations I learned ...