Plagiarized Love Letter
In which I borrow from those more masterfully passionate, to test the notion that words can ever capture the way one feels, as well as whether people ever live up […]
In which I borrow from those more masterfully passionate, to test the notion that words can ever capture the way one feels, as well as whether people ever live up […]
At the dawn of 2013 I could not have told you where I would be three months from then, let alone twelve. I wrote 2012 Retrospective on a brisk, clear January […]
In the past couple of months that I’ve been away from the blog, I moved to Switzerland and started a new job. Leaving “home” yet again – although I am […]
I like to make lists. When I feel panicky about a lack of productivity, I make a list. They’re brainstorms. Some items are meant to be checked off and others […]
The interview process is a singularly humiliating experience of self promotion. Showcase your talents concisely and humbly. Prove you are an appealing person. Adapt to your interviewer, gauge their responses, […]
It often requires distance to understand a moment’s significance. Maybe it takes days or even years. But then there are those rare lucky moments when you’re zapped to attention right […]
There was suddenly an insistent rapping on my family’s door. It was a Tuesday night, about 8 pm, winter, very dark out, and raining on top of that. Despite the unexpectedness […]
My favorite part about being in a new place is paying attention to when it becomes meaningful to me. Formerly ordinary, non-distinct streets and shops that at first blend together, […]
If you read my post Ejido Erendia 19 you’ll know that I popped down to Baja not too long ago with a couple of pretty cool cats. That post let you in […]
I attribute much of my style savvy today to the three years I spent pushing the boundaries of my cookie cutter Catholic girl’s school uniform. Uniforms are simultaneously sites of […]