In a great moment in the finale of the TV show The Office, the character Andy realized that a job he viewed as a way station rather than a destination is one that he will miss terribly. In the past week, friends of mine have kids who are going to grade school for the first time, and off to college the
Category: Semi-Charmed Life
When I was finishing up my MFA in Creative Writing, I had no job prospects. My experience impressed no one. Besides being an instructor at the university, I had been a cocktail waitress, a breakfast waitress at a place called The Eggery that was perpetually out of eggs, an artists’ model, a retail worker, and a person who pestered shoppers to take surveys
A year or two ago, someone in one of my writing groups told me she didn’t like to smile too much because of the gap between her front teeth. I pointed out that some extremely attractive celebrities have imperfect teeth, such as Anthony Mackie… and Tom Hardy. I understood how she felt, though. When I was growing up, my parents
Here are some books lately that I read and enjoyed! If I start reading something and I don’t get into it for whatever reason, I just set it aside and pick up something else. It wouldn’t be fair to comment on a book I didn’t finish, so I can really only tell you about the ones I liked. Chances are
Welcome to your Hall of Trophies. It must have been years since you’ve visited, and as you can imagine, your collection has grown quite a bit. Yes, we keep the lights dim, the climate carefully controlled. Each award is a valuable work of art–some made of 22K gold, a few studded with rare gems. My favorite ones, in the back, are
This is me when you invite me to a thing: And this is me the day of your thing: I’m getting better, though, because I’m tired of being anxious every time, and I refuse to be that person who flakes out and doesn’t show up at the last minute. Nobody likes that person! Actually, plenty of people like that person,
This week The Telegraph published their list of “Top 50 Things That Make Britons Feel Great,” based on a survey they did. It’s not a list of things like “peace” or “my precious children,” but about tangible pleasures. I knew I had to do my own list, mostly because thinking about good things puts you in a good mood. My list is fairly