Generally when family members ask me "what do you want for [insert holiday]", I have absolutely no clue what to say. So when my birthday rolled around last week, I was anxious about receiving a gift that I had actually asked for. For once I knew what I wanted and fully expected to see it on my birthday - tickets to see Soul Asylum. For over a...
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February has been synonymous with cold so far. Single digits and sub-zero temperatures. Huzzah! Monday the forecast was simply blistering cold with a chance of snow or something. The high for the day was negative seven. MINUS SEVEN, with wind chill of -22. Hella cold to say the least. When I arrived home to my drafty apartment, I got to wishing I was...
Some of my favorite experiences at the zoo were night visits after member-only parties (when I had the great fortune to be part of the select number of zoo benefactors). There would be a grand opening of a traveling exhibit with food afterwards. The catered food was always delicious, and drinks flowed for free. To top it all off, the zoo would keep some...
I attended a Christmas gathering yesterday for employees of an apartment complex where I help my father to clear snow. I know two people who work there, older guys on the maintenance staff. They can be fun to listen to, but I wouldn't make a point to do so every day. I only showed up at the party for two reasons. Dad asked me if I wanted to go, and...
For as long as I can remember I have waited until the very last moments to send out my Christmas cards. It's one of those rituals like doing homework on the bus on the way *to* school in the morning or packing for a trip two hours before I need to be at the airport. I think I secretly love being under all the stress of having to finish a task in a very...
When I write entries for online communities, blogs or mainstream sites, I try to avoid digging too deeply into my personal life. This has done wonders for my anonymity. It has also prevented me from getting too close to some online personalities whom I would consider friends. For what it's worth, I don't mind being distant, but sometimes I feel the...
