Anxiety Activator #63: The Top Search Terms Driving Traffic to my Blog

Seeing as how I’m aware that many of my interests are categorically eccentric, and that I know my writing reflects this, it shouldn’t shock me that I have some pretty idiosyncratic readers. Yet I must admit I felt a tad surprised today when I glanced at the list of search terms people are using to wind up [...]

Anxiety Activator #62: The Iselts of Langerhans

I was pretty excited about my upcoming vacation…until I learned the iselts of Langerhans are a group of cells located in the pancreas. You disgust me, Travelocity.

Anxiety Activator #44: The Kind of Blog Post that Occurs when your Body is Wakefully Functioning, but your Brain? Not so Much.

Yesterday was one of those anomalous days wherein the elusive concept of productivity sounded like a fun way to spice up my quotidian routine.   (Read: I may have accidentally ingested a tall boy of Monster, a mug of coffee, and upwards of one niblit off an Adderall pill.)   My day went well enough. [...]

Anxiety Activator #27: Working at Starbucks

Because I’ve been so busy attempting to finish my book lately (and by that I mean going to hot yoga then dragging my sweaty ass home to sleep all day) I’ve had less time to work on the blogs. Really, though? I’ve been trying. Realizing that I’ve been lagging more than usual, I decided there was [...]

Anxiety Activator #16: The Most Unfortunate Typo Ever

    I was scrolling through part time jobs on craigslist today and happened to see a secret shopper reporting job that looked fun. I wrote a cover letter and changed my objective on my attached resume to read, “Seeking a secret shopping position….”   A few minutes later I came across some openings for [...]

Anxiety Alleviator #7: Buying Inappropriate Holiday Gifts for my Family

Well, I guess it’s good I didn’t make any full commitments to the church of Jehovah’s Witnessery, no offense Witnesses, but Christmas shopping really wasn’t that bad this year. In fact, I really found myself getting into the giving spirit last night. For my three little nephews in Colorado, I discovered the best figurines I’ve ever [...]

Anxiety Activator #12: My Husband’s Grand Exit from Panda Express

While leaving Panda Express last night (that’s right, we’re high rollers), Bri kicked the door open with such force that it smashed hard enough against the wall that the handle stuck for a split second before swinging back as chunks of stucco and plaster rained from the newly installed hole in the wall. It was [...]