Childless Doesn’t Actually Mean “Less”

I’m visiting my family up on the Panhandle this Labor Day weekend. Yesterday, I went to a children’s birthday party with my sister. Of course, it’s not something I’m normally inclined to do, but I have a six year-old (well, very nearly six — his own birthday is looming) and a nine year old nephew. They go to … Continue reading →

Trying the Bloglovin’ Hoodeehah Out.

Bear with me here. I am supposed to post this link somehow. I don’t understand what’s going on.  <a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12773887/?claim=44aprpyua77″>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> What, do I just wait and see what happens?      Continue reading →

The Unappealing Actress’ Dilemma

  It took an odd person to come up with the term “backhanded compliment.” I say that person must’ve been “odd” because in order for that particular person to come up with that term, he or she would’ve been told at some point that he or she was, perhaps, “unattractive but personable,” “dowdy but clever,” “beautiful … Continue reading →

The GRADEBASTARD-1000!

Dear Ms. JENNINGS:      CONGRATULATIONS! We at MILITACORP are excited to inform you that you have been selected to receive our newest product our company hopes to officially launch to the public in 2015: the GRADEBASTARD-1000!       Do you have 125-175 papers to grade every week and not enough time in which to … Continue reading →

Bevvie shame

Curious. Are we wannabe authors supposed to have a “signature” drink? I have no “signature” drink. Why the hell should I? It’s as silly as having a “signature” fragrance. Seriously. A signature fragrance in order to have my scent, my perfume, linger behind me so that “he” would remember me. What if “he” stinks regularly of … Continue reading →

To Knead the Dough

     This morning, while opening up my email, I was once again hit with a reminder that the Haves are Having such things any rational human being on this planet could not POSSIBLY fathom. It was the headline: “World’s Most Expensive Apartment Could Sell In Monaco.” Now the apartment in question (“apartment”… HAHAHA!) is … Continue reading →

That Icy Nature of the Healthcare Industry

     I have a hard time with sociopolitical causes of any sort. I’m not an activist by any means mainly because I am not a brave individual, and I literally cannot afford the end results (bye-bye, job). I work for the state, am paid (poorly) by the state, and must grudgingly follow the rules … Continue reading →

The Last Oasis Away From the Noise

The term has only just begun, and already, I am tired. So very tired. It’s the people, really (later, it will be both the people and the workload…all the papers…so many many papers to grade so carefully…). I’m a natural introvert, so every day I deal with people, from students to faculty and staff, I … Continue reading →

Representin’ Florida.

I realized yesterday that the CVS drugstore a few blocks away from my house is the BEST representation of All That Is The Floridian. (Notice the cop car on the left. This could mean one of three things: A. Cop is shopping for sundries, B. Cop desperately needs his anti-depressants, or C. Cop is scoping out … Continue reading →

A Job Without Irony

(With grave apologies to Ms. Morissette – None of this is “ironic” in the slightest, and I don’t do poetry or lyrics)   A meeting planned that you already hate. The faculty senate votes that you just couldn’t take. It’s like ten thousand clips when all you need is a pen. It’s teaching the class … Continue reading →