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Pixilated Ponderings: Cat Sigh
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More observations on humans and their culture. Monday, May 19, 2008. Was my belly sticking out from my sweater? When I sat down, I quickly buried my face in a novel and pretended to not notice them noticing me. Of course, I was hyper-aware of their ridicule, which they heaped on every new passenger who boarded after me. When another woman walked by, they snorted and chortled and one of them muttered, "We should have tripped her! Shit, Megan was slashing guys' tires by then. These pointing, laughing a...
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rare oats: October 2013
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It isn't really a blog. It's an essay. Thursday, October 31, 2013. The Internet-Light Brain Diet. I recently decided if I want to improve at writing I must make better use of my time. And when I wondered how I might do that, the answer was immediate. I must spend less time online. I google it. And when I'm done, I put the computer away. I don't wander aimlessly, back and forth, one app to the next, searching for amusement. That was the black hole that sucked so many hours. My house has never been so clean.
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rare oats: March 2014
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It isn't really a blog. It's an essay. Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The Reasonable Cost of Being Authentic. Big surprise - I don't care for bridal or baby showers. In addition to the dopey games and the general awkwardness of daylight gatherings with strangers, I find the public unwrapping of presents very strange. I remember kvetching about this to my friend R. "Wouldn't it be better if we all just gave each other cash and skipped that part? Yeah," she agreed. "But you gotta play the part, right?
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rare oats: January 2014
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It isn't really a blog. It's an essay. Monday, January 20, 2014. Tomorrow will be my last day as a part-time cheesemonger. After that, I will return to being a full-time mama. I am very excited and very freaked out. I get to spend more time with my daughter and less time worrying about her when we aren't together. I'm not a worrier by nature, but you see a lot of sad families at a grocery store. Sour thoughts can be so persistent. I'm freaked out because. I'm freaked out because. I'm freaked out because.
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rare oats: November 2013
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It isn't really a blog. It's an essay. Tuesday, November 26, 2013. And running in public, where my neighbors could see me all slow, sweaty and sputtering? That fear was the last vestige of grade school gym class anxiety. But something broke in my brain and I just stopped caring about that. Or rather, my yearning for a specific sort of exhilaration overcame concern for what others might think. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Reformed gym class loser. Confessions of a mildly detached mother. Birth story pt 1.
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rare oats: December 2013
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It isn't really a blog. It's an essay. Friday, December 13, 2013. Tips from a Cheese Lady: Having Fun with Fromage this Holiday Season and Beyond. I say, 'tis the season for chowing on big globs of coagulated milk. Let's have fun with it. The following tips are meant to help you do just that:. Stop trying to make it be good for you. As with any food, I recommend avoiding anything highly processed. I know, that stuff also tastes good and it's usually cheaper, too. But I believe the tastier, not-as...I onc...
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Pixilated Ponderings: March 2008
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More observations on humans and their culture. Tuesday, March 25, 2008. Jane Addiction Part 8 - Emma. Welcome to my 10 week critique of films based on the works of Jane Austen. I will review each installment of PBS's "Masterpiece: The Complete Jane Austen" and also take a look at other adaptations of the same novel. Enjoy! It's a shame that this little-remembered "Emma" was overshadowed by the thankfully forgotten feature film version that was also released in 1996. That Emma. Sunday, March 23, 2008.
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Pixilated Ponderings: January 2008
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More observations on humans and their culture. Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Jane Addiction Part 3 - Mansfield Park. Welcome to my 10 week critique of films based on the works of Jane Austen. I will review each installment of PBS's "Masterpiece: The Complete Jane Austen" and also take a look at other adaptations of the same novel. Enjoy! To gain the respect of a rather cold uncle? To comfort her cracked-out auntie? To win her dupe of a cousin’s heart? Which stars Frances O'Connor as Fanny. This adaptati...
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Pixilated Ponderings: A Late Blooming Notion
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More observations on humans and their culture. Sunday, May 4, 2008. A Late Blooming Notion. Ever since I turned thirty, I keep experiencing these striking moments of self-awareness. A random example: the whole time I was growing up in. And when they got bored with that, they would beat up on little kids, or at least one little kid - my eight-year-old brother. Couple. Other than my being a good four inches taller than him, we were a pretty well-matched pair of outcasts. 8221; That ride from. Beside my mom...
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Pixilated Ponderings: May 2008
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More observations on humans and their culture. Monday, May 19, 2008. Was my belly sticking out from my sweater? When I sat down, I quickly buried my face in a novel and pretended to not notice them noticing me. Of course, I was hyper-aware of their ridicule, which they heaped on every new passenger who boarded after me. When another woman walked by, they snorted and chortled and one of them muttered, "We should have tripped her! Shit, Megan was slashing guys' tires by then. These pointing, laughing a...
