One small space for little life stories.
Do you know what a whirly wheel is? I love whirly wheels, but I had no idea what they were actually called until about 30 seconds ago. I'm still not convinced 'whirly wheel' is the right name. Before the appendix and the gall bladder it was the kidneys and the bladder. When I was in …
"I go to the gym to watch TV and not feel guilty." Aubrey is delightfully honest like this. She is also a mathematician who just finished her first year towards her Phd in theatre directing. She says she's studying theatre because she loves the way the art connects people, but I prefer to believe it's because of her …
I'm proud to share I grew up some more this summer. My favorite growing up moment happened about a month ago on a very ordinary August weekend in my current home of sunny Dutch Country, Pennsylvania. A couple friend of mine threw a birthday bash for their one-year old, and my boyfriend Hans and I were invited. Before …
I'm living in Lancaster, PA, now. It's no secret that I have a moving disorder that requires I pack my things and transport them someplace else every 6 months. So please don't feel bad if you're behind. Just come visit me. I work at a theatre where I share a cozy office with the director of my department. …
I walked into Menard's today and I wanted to die. Have you been there recently? These places are huge. With all that space they should at least grow something. Raise some livestock. Start an indoor herb garden. But just to sell things when farmland is at such a premium? What sort of strategic planning is …
I feel pressured. Sometimes my brain crawls into this odd crooked nook where paper becomes empty canvas. When I arrive here, I find it feels better, best even, to extract thoughts and opinions from the secret space in my head and to throw them onto the blank board (also known as Word Doc). To pull out useless thinking and twist the thoughts …
“A year from now we’ll all be gone all our friends will move away And they’re goin to better places But our friends will be gone away...” ---rivers and roads from the head and the heart When you drive four thousand miles (almost) in less than one month, you assume that, somewhere in one of seven …
