Over the years, I’ve gotten pretty good at being poor. I’ve had a lot of time to practice, and yesterday I had the chance to really test my stuff. I went to the store at 4:35 PM yesterday with a mission: buy dinner for two people and two cats for under 5 dollars. I think …
Disappointment with my Bus Peers
Sometimes, there will be a light breeze tickling its way through town, and my body is in such constant state of pathetic fragility that any wind at all makes riding my bike to work go from a difficult-but-stimulating challenge to a stop-motion animation of my body’s decay. So I’ve been riding the bus again. It …
I Need a Bike Bell
I’m back to riding my bike to work every day which means I’m back to being left in the dust by crazy super fit people who have educated opinion about chia seeds, or it means my blood pressure is constantly about 6 times higher than it used to be because apparently the people who block …
I Forgot Mornings Are B******t
As with everything in my life, something has gone wrong because I slept. I remember first learning about hibernation. The little kid version of me was endlessly jealous that bears got to stuff themselves with their favorite foods and then fall asleep in a cozy cave for an entire season. The idea still appeals to …
Children Will Kill Me
I am not strong. Sure, I ride my bike enough that it is not unreasonable to claim I could probably leap a building in, if not a single, at least two bounds. And sure, I can carry several bags of groceries to fit with the divine command that the groceries shalt be taken inside in …
Non-Euclidean Sofa 