Oversharing
CategoryLess Obvious Reasons I’ll Be the First to Die in the Zombie Apocalypse
Were we to take a poll of the general population as to the top three most important zombie survival traits, they’d probably be 1: an a..
My Semi-Ironic College Spring Break Trip to Disney World, 1997
This is the spring of Spring Breakers, which reminded me that I too had a college spring break trip to Florida; though my friends and ..
On Being a Liberal Suffering From Conservative Episodes
I’m a pretty liberal person. I grew up with a lesbian pastor and parents who earnestly campaigned for an opera hall to be built in lie..
Long-Term Effects of Unending Unemployment
Two years ago this week, I was laid off from my last full-time job. I’ve since had a smattering of temp jobs, “odd” jobs, and freelanc..
Perfectly Legitimate Reasons to Cry a Little
– You got overzealous about exiting your bedroom and didn’t open the door wide enough before trying to walk out, and thus smacked your..
Ten Things I’ve Thought I Was Dying From
Age 12: Self-induced brain trauma. When I was a kid, for some reason I preferred shaking my head like a dog to dry my hair, rather tha..
I Lived in a Church for Two Years and All I Got Was This Blog Post
It started when I tried hooking up with some hot babes on a missionary trip. I wanted to go and help the indigent in Chicago, but when t..
On Dodging the Nine-to-Five Life Indefinitely
Becky just wrote about the comforts of the nine-to-five life post-college, so I thought I’d weigh in from the perspective of someone w..
Thoughts I’ve Had While Working at a Meat Processing Plant
I work in a meat processing plant. It’s not quite like the Upton Sinclair book but there’s desperation in the whiteness of it. Fluores..
Things I’ve Been Observed Doing While Sleepwalking, Ages 4-23
Age: 4
Witness: My parents
Description: I make a habit of walking into my parents’ bedroom and standing at their bedside, releasing ..
I Was a Teenage Republican
This Tuesday I was proud to be among the majority of Minnesotans who re-elected Barack Obama and voted to defeat a constitutional amen..
The 15 Times My Life Was Most Like a Sitcom
1. The time I was at a bar actively ignoring high school classmates when I knocked over a bar stool holding the purse of one of the cl..