I write a lot of questionably inappropriate content on this blog. There was the complaint about acting your age (still one of my favorite posts), the time I took my clothes off in Asheville (that hyperlink will get some interesting traffic), and various frustrations about dating. Unfortunately, this post will fall in the last category. I’ve…
Yesterday, I visited 21c Museum Hotel in downtown Durham. The museum is open even if you don’t stay there. So, on this beautiful and warm Wednesday, instead of staying cooped up in the office, my supervisor John decided to bring our department there. Earlier that morning, I was talking to my co-worker Michael (a programmer) via gChat.…
As a writer, I’m always trying to fine tune my voice. I read a lot of books and articles, listen to music, and watch Ted Talks to inspire me. I tend to gravitate towards raw, emotionally intelligent and honest expressionists. No voice has moved me as much as Heather Havrilesky, who goes by the alias…
I cut my hair this week. It was an easy decision for me. After weeks of cutting my hair shorter and shorter, I informed my hairdresser, Stephanie, it was time. I sat down in her chair, took out my hair-tie and said, “Yup.” “I want a pixie.”
If Suck-tober showed me anything (how I will forever refer to October 2015), it’s that we all should extract the “meh” things from our lives. This is probably the shortest post I’ll ever write, because I feel really confident about the message I want to put out there: BEWARE OF THE MEH. What does “meh”…
When I was 20 years old, I left my family and moved to Philadelphia. I knew one person that lived in the city, a boy named Andy that I had gone to high school with. Aside from some family at least an hour away… that was it. For my 21st birthday, I got a tattoo…
“Where are your cardigans?” Annabel asks, leafing through the large pile of clothing on my bed. “I don’t have any.” I reply, rustling through some crop tops. “Do you have a collared shirt?” she tries again. Over the next few hours, it would surface that besides cardigans and collared shirts, I also have no belts,…
When I was 20(ish), I decided to cut my hair short. My hair was a dark brown then, and I liked how simple it was. It was right before a road trip I was taking with my friend Becky, and her mom, Katie. We RVed down the East Coast, which was challenging, invigorating, and really…
Whenever I meet someone for the first time, I ask them the same question. “Where do you see yourself in five years?” I get mixed responses. Some people awkwardly make a joke, while others just look confused and give the standard, “Uh, I don’t know…”. I love the people who jump right in.
What’s the best thing you’ve ever done for yourself? I asked everyone I could.