Exhausted
Sometimes I forget how tiring it is to be a woman. Not tired from work or kids, although, from what
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Ten Tips For Buying A Car
“Let me go talk to the guys in the back and see what they can do for you,” said Ben
Read MoreWandering Around Target
I went to Target last week because I needed to stock up on shower liners and S.O.S. pads…Ok, fine, I
Read MoreA Little Heart Heavy…
I had a breast ultrasound on Friday. (For more info on my dense fibrous breasts and how I feel about
Read MoreIn Excellent Sheep’s Clothing
I went to Yale. There, I said it. It happened. I didn’t say I was a genius or particularly well
Read MoreThe Cracks In My Ceiling Have Been Repaired
My latest gig is at a company run predominately by Latino people. I’m half-Mexican American, speak Spanish fluently, and
Read MoreTrying To Talk About My Crisis With Dad
“What’s wrong?” “Just stressed out…I need to have a kid, write a book, put up a cabinet in my bathroom…some
Read MorePromises…Promises…
I know I make a lot of them. But this time I mean it. I’m making a commitment to bore
Read MoreI Should Work for the CIA
I walked out of the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf without paying for my de-caf sugar-free soy mocha. I know
Read MoreThose Crazy Kids
I just came back from visiting the high school where my boyfriend works as a school counselor. I love high
Read MoreCorrupting the Young
Tonight I told my student to take her fifth grade standardized test and shove it up America’s pompous keep-up-with-the-workaholic-Jonses-who-have-no-family-life-because-mom-and-dad-are-always-working ass.
Read MoreEnough with Terri Schiavo
A student at the school where my boyfriend works as a counselor was shot and killed last week. It was
Read MoreDisneyland IX: The Scary Rides
If you have ever gone to Disneyland and spent any time at all in Fantasyland (a place ostensibly for children)
Read MoreThe Ruling Class
I had lunch with some friends from college who I hadn’t seen in a while and some other people who
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