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Silence
There is something devastatingly haunting about the absence of a sound that had for years punctuated the activities of your daily life. A sound that you donāt even hearā¦ until you donāt hear it anymore. Today, for me, that absence is the sound of my catās name tag jingling against the bell on her collar. It used to follow me around as I wandered the house, Iād hear it in the morning as sheā¦
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Forces of Nature
There is a special kind of anxiety that comes from forces of nature beating against you while youāre unable to do anything about it. Thereās ample opportunity for a metaphor here about the internal forces of nature one may face every day but the forces of nature Iām referring to are just that ā literal forces of nature bearing down on you from origins of planetary interaction carrying alongā¦
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The Rapid Progression of Time
The Rapid Progression ofĀ Time
In the middle of August on a hot summer day, I ventured to the craft store in need of supplies. This day was not unlike your average Florida summer day in that the sun beamed its oppressive rays down baking everything it touched while the humidity made the air feel thick and sticky. The temperature peaked around 92 degrees Fahrenheit. As soon as I crossed the threshold into the store though, Iā¦
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Christmas, completed.
Itās been quite a while since I last sat down to type out an essay of my musings to share with the world. Iāve been so caught up in pretending to be an adult these last years and months that I forgot I was still learning how to actually be one. Fake it til you make it, I guess. But as I sit at my kitchen counter surrounded by the tattered remains of Christmas, it gave me some feelings I feltā¦
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The Lawless Hellscape of Children's Entertainment
The Lawless Hellscape of Childrenās Entertainment
In honor of my nieceās recent birthday, we decided as a family to take her to what I have stored in my memory as the original childrenās arcade: Chuck E. Cheese. As an adult with no children myself, and a distinct and steadfast desire to remain childless, this was quite the experience ā not to mention the worlds most effective birth control. As a child, I remember going to places like thisā¦
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New Year, No News: Setting Yourself Up For Resolute Failure
New Year, No News: Setting Yourself Up For ResoluteĀ Failure
Every year Christmas comes into my home the weekend after Thanksgiving in a bright, glittering whirlwind: a fresh new tree strung up with lights and tinsel, garlands lining doorways and furniture, stockings hung on the fireplace beside figurines of Santa Claus and snowmen. For a month these totems of Christmas adorn the living room, accompanied by the songs of St. Nick, imagery of snowy winterā¦
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The Plight of the Potluck
The Plight of theĀ Potluck
Time has marched steadily forward since my last visit to this place of adulthood and itās many quirks. But after a long drought in the land of blog posts, the time has come for me to voice my opinion again on something about adulthood so horrifying that we only speak of it when itās name appears on our calendars and day planners:
The Workplace Potluck
To set this story up, I must firstā¦
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Itās been a pain in the pancreas....
Itās been a pain in the pancreasā¦.
Itās been quite some time since I was last compelled to reflect on my journey to adulthood, but recent developments have made me open my eyes to some of the parts we may not be as prepared for, and sadly overshadow the parts we do tend to enjoy.
Having always been a decently healthy, person with no major health problems to speak of, addressing the more serious side of medical care was never aā¦
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Taxes and Personal Growth: Certainty, Ambiguity, Audits, and You
Taxes and Personal Growth: Certainty, Ambiguity, Audits, andĀ You
It has been said in many different ways, by a handful of people, that nothing in life is certain but death, and taxes. This phrase came to mind this past week as I sat down to begin filling out my tax paperwork to submit to the IRS. It is my duty, nay, my privilege as an employed American to pay my taxes and contribute to the government, and sometimes, if Iām very lucky, they will refund whateverā¦
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Dating pool is a septic tank.
Never ceases to amaze how I am good enough to stick a dick in but not good enough for anything else. I barely get asked my name before I get asked if I'm down to fuck.
Life Hurts and Titles Are Hard
Life Hurts and Titles AreĀ Hard
Much like all children, at one point in my life I was fearless. The idea of pain and consequences were foreign to me, so I was completely unaware of the fallout any given decision may bring. I never doubted or wondered, but rather leapt headlong into my convictions with nary a backwards glance. While there was a fair amount of success, even the failures were not total losses. They garnered aā¦
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Dressing For Adulthood: A Flawed Perspective
Dressing For Adulthood: A FlawedĀ Perspective
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā This whole growing up thing has a lot of pluses. Things like your own place to live with no rules or curfews, having your own money to buy whatever you want, and even being able to stay up however late you please because you decided tonight would be the best night EVER to have a Harry Potter Movie Marathon. Unfortunately, growing up has pitfalls too, such has having to have some form ofā¦
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Lessons My Dad Taught Me
The lifeās lessons I received growing up were what most would consider completely and totally average. My parents worked together to instill in myself, and my brother, the important lessons like: eat your vegetables, wash behind your ears, and donāt be a jackass. Separately, my mother taught me the basic female lessons including cooking, dressing, the fineries of hair removal, and dating, leavingā¦
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The Joys of Pet Parenthood
The Joys of PetĀ Parenthood
Animals have been part of my family since before I was born, and continue to be to this day. There was only one point for about a year that I did not have a pet in my home, which didnāt take long to remedy. Growing up, my mother was willing to oblige most of my and my brotherās pet related desires, which lead us to having a considerable menagerie of furry, feathered, or fishy friends. My dad wasā¦
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Rites of Passage: Ten Year High School Reunion
Rites of Passage: Ten Year High SchoolĀ Reunion
I recently had the āprivilegeā of attending my ten-year high school reunion.
Lets let that sink in for a minute.
Ten-year. High school. Reunion.
I officially feel old.
And I still have NO IDEA what Iām doing out here in the real world.
At the risk of redundancy,Ā I recently attended my high school reunion. I went against my will to accompany a high school friend who travelled from out of state,ā¦
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Rites of Passage: Learning To Cook
In order toĀ acheive a life of independance, you have to be prepared to fulfill your own most primal needs. The most important of these needs would be that for food. Generally speaking, you can live on Ramen and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but I donāt know of anyone that would truly call that living. As it happens, human beings have taken this basic, primal need for food turned it intoā¦
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The Greatest Escapes: Living In the In-Between Time
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā If your life is anything like mine, you may have come to realize that life is a lot like a revolving door, always spinning, always moving, and you have to perfectly time your exit to make it through to the other side. Sometimes, when we spinā¦
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