Some say I’m a “nice” person. Others, a “doormat.” The DSM-IV will call it “codependent.” Any way you slice it, what it comes down to is that I’m the type of person that tends to put the needs of others…
I was told it couldn’t be done, but I proved the naysayers wrong—in the span of five days, I went from having a dead car to a new car at a great price and a great interest rate. Here’s how…
On my way home from the city, I took the wrong train. By accident, though I am the kind of person who would exchange the tree canopies and scraggy power-plant exhaust chimneys for the beach and acres of fresh wood,…
As of Monday evening, 9,186 people want Sesame Street to let Bert & Ernie finally say I Do. Needless to say, any time you put ‘gay’ and ‘kids’ anywhere near each other people start freaking out. This necessarily brings to…
Learning and loving is what I’m all about. I’m always on the look-out for new information, creating stories in my head for strangers who pass by me on the journey to their day’s destinations. As with any person, my life…
Paganism is often depicted as evil and Satanic, despite the prevalence of peace and equality throughout the majority of Pagan religions. (A giant programming note: pagan religions are generally very peaceful. That’s not to say that there aren’t people…
[this post ran on June 2, 2011, but it's still a great excuse for why I couldn't write -- or post -- anything for today.] So this morning, I put the finishing touches on a personal essay. I thought it…
To recap, “TiMER” is a near-future science fiction rom-com, in which a device has the ability to tell you when, to the day, you will meet your One True Love. There is an unsettling aspect of this movie that I’d…
This is why people drink, isn’t it? I feel sick. I feel tired. I feel vile. I had a dream this morning and you were there; we were kissing, and I could hardly breathe because even that was too much…
“America has been in the grip of accelerating inequality for decades. Politicians have been supporting policies that benefit the few at the expense of everyone else. No matter what you call it – trickle down economics, free market fundamentalism, crony…
I hated her bullying behavior, her ignorance, her racism, her meanness. I just couldn’t deal with all of this bullshit. I didn’t like who I was turning into. How could I get rid of Cokie?
