Category Archives: mediocrity

Seriously Quacked

Since school started a month ago, I have been a very fragmented blog-person.  {I don’t even use the term “blogger” to describe myself anymore.  I’m not a true blogger.  I’m just a person who blogs occasionally, and poorly at that.  … Continue reading

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I can’t believe I actually think you’d pay me for this crap.

About thirty years ago, some genius had the bright idea to build a university in a valley, with all of the English classes located at the very bottom of the crevasse, and the parking lot at the highest height of … Continue reading

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

I’m such a hypochondriac.  Any time I feel the slightest bit of discomfort, I immediately diagnose myself with some horrible—and incurable, obviously—disease.  It’s a real problem.  My doctor had to start screening his calls because of me.  I’m not kidding.  … Continue reading

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JOHN LUVS MARIA!

So I was riding my bike the other day, when it struck me that Poor Kyle doesn’t love me at all. Leastwise, he doesn’t love me as much as some men love their spouses. Tangent:  I once had a friend … Continue reading

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Barefoot in the Kitchen

Last night, I was cooking corn-on-the-cob in a pot of boiling water on the stove (as opposed to on the grill, which turned out to be an epic failure the last time), and in a twist of unfortunate circumstances, I … Continue reading

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LA LA LA I CAN’T HEAR YOU.

It’s only a matter of time before this becomes my reality once again.  I’m not ready. I never get anything done in August.  I always have the best of intentions, but they just sort of fall to the wayside with … Continue reading

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In Which I Experience the Slap-in-the-Face Realisation that I Don’t Know Everything.

Not long ago, I fancied myself a regular Ann Landers.  I decided my calling in life was to be an advice columnist—one who didn’t beat around the bush.  I wanted to give people advice they were seeking (as opposed to … Continue reading

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