My first thoughts of this place was formed thousands of feet in the air, as I flew in over New York, midnight just passed but the lights could deceive you into thinking it was only dusk. My first embrace here was from my Mother, she was completely covered from head to toe, I could only…
Tag: Life
Twitter Boundaries: 101
Twitter Boundaries 101 We are far past the lie of “it’s just Twitter” but you can keep believing that and you might get your ass handed to you 140 characters at a time. Social Media has been the start and end of lots of folks we know, and those who are only survived by a story…
No Reason to Reject the Ordinary
As an writer I’ve always hoped for a grander life, so that after I’d passed my prime or relevance, I could write a shocking, interesting memoir and be that cool old lady who had seen the world. Unfortunately, my life has been relatively average in most respects and average is what doesn’t get written about….
This is why we’re here….
I came, I saw, I read and now I’m trying to write would be the best way to sum it up but summation won’t work here. I recently deleted my “About Me” Pages; it was timely not only for this assignment but for the metamorphosis I would like to document on my blog. …
Today was a good day.
Particularly so because I started to feel human in juxtaposition with the zombie like feeling that plagued my body due to the cold I had. I’m not sure if it is a cold or the flu, I just know that it won and it will continue to win because almost everyone I know is sick…
Vice Vice Baby
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/daily-prompt-rick-roll/ There aren’t many vices that would make me raise an eyebrow for more than an second. I assume that most people have multiple; some that they are willing to share and others of a more private nature. The only issue I have with vice are those who do everything in excess. You know the…
Daily Prompt: BYOB
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/daily-prompt-books-2/ OMG a prompt about books? I’m at a loss for words but I took a picture of one of my shelves. On this particular book shelf which is ladder style and has 4 rows of shelves; I’ve already run run out of space. I long for the day when I can dedicate an…
Remembering my Great Grandmother, Susan
Her name means joy, I try to keep that in mind every year as I remember her on the day that she passed. The day rushes back to me vividly and suddenly I am 12 and I’m rushing home from school because my Grandmother called the Principal and my teachers and told them I needed…
My Xanga Account
OMG. Did you have Xanga? I’ve been blogging for a long time, it started years ago with Xanga. I was so excited to find a social networking site that wasn’t about meeting boys/girls. It really was about people wanting to express themselves. For me, it was freedom. At the time I got a Xanga account,…
Faithfulness of Mind
Sometimes it takes more than a firm hand to correct a wrong. Sometimes it takes a glimpse of what you’ve done shown in the tears of a lover. I never wanted to cause you pain and here I am hurting you. I never wanted to be this torn from you. We’ve put ourselves in this…
Lux 