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
For my dramatic literature class, I am reading The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. It’s not the first time I’ve read this play; it won’t be the last. I have, as you all know, long been intrigued by … Continue reading
I’ve made a paradigm shift in my life this semester—did you know? It’s true: I’ve decided to be happy about life. Happy about school, specifically. I complained my entire way through last semester, and even though I passed with good … Continue reading
My days of freedom are over. Tomorrow morning, I go back to school. To university. So I can travel down three more English courses along my road to becoming a graduate. One might safely argue that I have never really … Continue reading
Look what happened to me today: That’s right. Snow. Eight inches, to be precise. It’s April the dadgum 23rd, and we’re getting bloody snowstorms. I’m more than a little irked, in case you couldn’t tell. The highway into the city … Continue reading
When I was growing up, my mom always used to say, “I have a new lease on life,” any time something exciting was on the horizon. Naturally, as with anything cool my parents taught me as a kid, I do … Continue reading
This post is about happier days. Sunday evenings are almost perfect, and I’ve thought so for as long as I can recall. When I was a little girl, Sundays meant three hours of church, followed by leisurely playing/reading/dinnering, and later, … Continue reading