Real Life Adventures Category

Six Degrees

Six degrees of Kevin Bacon: fun game or way of life? Well, its turning into a way of life. I’m booking my social calendar for the next few weeks (I know, who’d have thought a poor little introvert like me could be so popular?), and you’d be surprised at how many people I know have […]

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Things are about to get…

Things are about to get really boring. And, then, really interesting. I’m moving. Probably to Los Angeles. New York isn’t off the table, but it’s less likely. If I fail, it’s going to be in a blaze of glory, like a Katy Perry song or something. I’m hoping there’s no Midnight Train to Georgia moment. […]

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Obligatory "Something’s Happening" Post

Guess what? I’m teaching a class on writing? Aw, you guessed it. Luckily, I’m teaching teens, so if someone calls me out…yeah, I’ll probably get beat up, but, hey, you take a risk. Anywho, if you know someone in the DFW area who is 13-17 and wants to take classes on writing over the summer, […]

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The Learning Curve

I have these lists. And, they’re long. One is Things I Learned in School. This list is finite. It’s not getting any longer, mainly because I’m not in school anymore. The non-academics are on there, too. Like how to become a cool kid (never actually learned that one, but it might be on your list). […]

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The Daily Stalk

Like everyone who gets a new technological toy, I posted about my (yet unnamed) iPad 2. It sleeps next to my bed, curled up in its smart cover. I’ve started using eye drops because I stare at it for long periods of time. Melodramatic! Yesterday morning, while sitting at work, I picked up my iPad […]

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Hardly Working

I may have…accidentally…on purpose…inadvertently…quit my job. That was the teaser. Now for something completely different. My final semester of college, I flipped my academic advisor (and group of friends) the bird and moved to New York City. NO REGRETS! Jiminy Cricket, I love that city. I participated in an internship program. The Great Lakes Colleges […]

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