I’m watching a play. There are two 20-something aged girls in pyjamas, curled up in over-sized armchairs facing the audience. Over the next 45 minutes I listen to their conversations. The ones that happen in the small hours of the …
Tag: memories
BOOM.
YOU GUYS!! I am very excited to share this with you: See Through Stories You see, I’ve had several life ties to Alzheimer’s disease: personal (my grandma was diagnosed), professional (I worked as a CNA on an dementia unit), and academic (this …
Skorts + Sno cones
I came across this picture today (thankfully social media didn’t exist when I was in middle school, so pretty much none of that experience was documented like it is for people now) and I just want to be this girl …
50
My Faja, Thomas James Vander Well, turns 50 today. Cheers to the man who wears many hats (literally and metaphorically). I am mind blowingly fortunate that he’s my father. I seriously think about that…a lot. Like every week at least, …
7 Things Sunday
One. It was really fun to have the ‘rents in the ‘burgh this past week. If you are lucky enough to know them personally, then you know that one thing they do very well is dinner. It is never a quick …
7 Things Sunday
One. I really wanted to go to the Isle of Skye but it is best to go there with a car, which is something I don’t have. So, I posted in a Couch Surfer discussion group for Edinburgh to see if …
When Dad Meets Daughter
There is this cassette tape I have. If you listen to this cassette tape you will hear a recording of my birth. If you’re wondering…yes, it does feel strange to listen to labor. But I get over the strangeness quickly …
At The Moment
I am… –Suffering from Peter Pan Syndrome. Being an adult + the arrival of Summer = severe symptoms. You start growing up accustomed to this work hard/play hard cycle of school life and then all of the sudden you’re in a …
Cheers to 2013
In 2013, I… January -Rang in the New Year with friends by gorging on chips, guacamole, and margaritas at Dos Rios and attempting to sing Auld Lang Syne very loudly -Displayed my senior show at Grand View February -Clayton and I celebrated …
Say It Now
Today I got a message from someone who reads this blog and she said very nice, beautiful, articulate things. I don’t know her extremely well and she didn’t have to say them. She could have just thought them and kept …
