(Have you ever been in a doomed relationship? Have you ever been in a doomed relationship, yet convinced yourself things were peachy keen? This post from February 02, 2007 is a now-hilarious peek at top-notch denial and foreshadowing.) (Image source) My boyfriend Shortcake and I are perfect for each other; look at all we […]
Flashback: Six Things About Miss Beck
(An old Myspace post from June 9, 2006. I have few souvenirs from that era, but this evidence suggests I haven’t changed. Curses!) I’m being brutally forced to write six things about myself: 1. I love order and organization: My books are organized by subject, my shirts by style and sleeve length. My sock/underwear […]
Flashback: On Depression
(Another flashback to my younger, more truthful days days. Originally posted at 11:54 PM, July 26… 2007? 2008? The post was originally called “Emo-tastic.” Apparently I mock my own feelings even while confessing them.) Tonight, I consumed more than a thousand calories of ice cream. This, in effect, negates all the working out I’ve […]
Flashback: the Baldly Going Trilogy, pt. 3 of 3
(A flashback to May 4, 2007, two days after my first ever buzz cut. Classy, Myspace-style photo was taken immediately after the haircut.) My hair is gone, suddenly. I’m adjusting to some changes: 1) Everyone in the world wants to to rub my head. On one hand, I love love love this; I’m a touchy-feely […]
Flashback: the Baldly Going Trilogy, pt. 2 of 3
(Some internal pro vs. con debating, originally posted 5:19 PM Tuesday, May 1 2007.) (Persis Khambatta as Lt. Ilia. Clearly not me.) This will sound hopelessly obsessive, but it’s the truth: lately, I have found hair repulsive. Only one girl out of every 20 has hair that’s pretty enough to impress me, and I find […]
Flashback: the Baldly Going Trilogy pt. 1 of 3
(Originally posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 under the title ‘Baldly Going: Reflections on My Hair.’ I have added gratuitous Editor’s Notes for your reading pleasure.) (Image site has since been deleted) Those who know me know that I’m more than a little obsessive. Every once in a while, I become madly absorbed with… […]
Flashback: Mahjong
(While cleaning out my files, I found this snippet of fiction dated January 20, 2008. This one’s for Katie and Chrissy, the minds behind (the now defunct) Far Away Literary Magazine.) (Winter Lovers by Zoja Trofimiuk. Image source) Rebobo is decidedly plain. She loves Jonagold, but knows he’s chasing a prettier girl. Rebobo can’t blame […]
Flashback: Time Keeps on Slippin’ Slippin’ Slippin’
(A sentimental relic from my old blog. This must have been written… in… June of 2007?) (Image source site has since been deleted. Occupational hazard of blogging.) It has been: Twenty Minutes since something melted my heart Twelve Hours since I spilled my feelings all over an unsuspecting bystander One Day since I lost my […]
Flashback: What Women Want— Set to Music
(Revised and expanded since its original publication on June 12 2008, 7:07 am) This man is CLEARLY plotting something The only James Blunt song ANYONE knew was “You’re Beautiful”. It was overplayed for months. Of course the song sold well, with its pretty melody, eye-catching video, and incessant reassurance— “You’re beautiful/ you’re beautiful/ you’re beautiful, […]
Flashback: the Mark of a Good Friend
(A post from my previous, now defunct blog, written September 28, 2007) ——————— The Mark of a Good Friend When I was a little girl, I dated Grackle. After one of our early dates, I discovered that I’d had [highly visible] food stuck in my teeth for HOURS. I was horrified. When cornered, Grackle admitted […]