I used to work in marine conservation and was once attacked by a shark. Just kidding, shark attacks are incredibly rare and statistically they have more reason to be afraid of us than the other way around. Shame on me for that little lie, but I was curious to see who read my last post. […]
Okay, so last post I made a comment about the path ending and bad things happening and I said I’d explain next time. Well, this is that story. It was spring of 2008, and I was in the San Juan Islands studying orca whales. Some of my fellow student researchers and I decided to go […]
The other day I pulled a notebook out of my office desk and somehow launched a pen out of the drawer like a small missile. Maybe it seems like a small deal, probably because it is, but it is just an opening salvo in the war I wage, and lose, with my organizational skills. While […]
A weird thing happened yesterday. A coworker of mine came over and said, “so I saw you sleeping yesterday, poor thing.” What the fuck, I thought, where was I for this nap? Although, “Uh, I don’t remember that,” is what I actually said. “Yea, you had your head down. It wasn’t until I picked up […]
I got to work yesterday and opened up my bag to discover an empty beer can. Well shit, that isn’t supposed to be there. I got my day planner out and closed my bag, shoving it under the desk, thankful no one had noticed. Because starting off a sentence with, “I swear I’m not an […]
“How was this week, how were you at working on the things we discussed last time,” my therapist asked. I was about to answer when I was interrupted by a series of bangs from the heating vent. “Ignore that,” she said dismissively, “it is just the heat kicking on.” “Hmm, sounds like an old building or […]
My therapist’s advice to me this week: Work on self-confidence and taking more risks. Me pondering how best to implement this: I need to take more risks. I like risk. The game though, not actual risks with my emotions. My therapist is totally right though I should play more risk, I’m good at risk. Also, […]
