Alright, alright, alright. Fall’s here kids. I’ve been checking items of my list of favorite (completely basic) fall activities to do… apple picking, check yes (and subsequently have baked seven apple pies), fall movies, check yes, pumpkin patch, check hell yes. The apartment is full of appropriately rust-color fall flowers and I have a fat…
Hudson
Commuter Pains and Sweaty Trains
I’m pretty sure whatever noise the iPhone alarm defaults to is and always will be the worst noise I’ve ever heard. My first thoughts of the day rush into my brain as I attempt to claw my way back into the dream I was having. I open my eyes. Hudson is staring at me –…
When you want a dog.
Get a dog they said. It will be fun they said. Actually, I don’t remember having that conversation with anyone. In retrospect, I probably should have. But, honestly, I didn’t need to. I know what having a dog entails. It’s a shit show. Lit. Er. Al. Ly. And I use that word in the most…
Maltease Me
This whole week I’ve been absolutely tingling at the thought of writing about what happened Tuesday morning. But, as I reread the next few paragraphs it honestly sounds like the whiney ramblings of a homeless person. Which is ultimately an insult to homeless people. Anyways, outside of Starbucks Tuesday morning a stranger (male) approached me,…
Karmic Double Take
Is Karma really, truly, a bitch? I certainly hope so. Now, we know I spent the first half of this year clearing my subconscious clutter and redirecting certain thoughts. Key among them was the recurring notion that I’m some kind of karmic victim, deserving of the hellscape I found* (*somedays, find) myself in this year.…
The Dog Hair Diaries 