We are an American family living in Australia and we are trying new things. This week, some of us tried walking to school by ourselves, and some of us tried going to work when we were sick. Some of us tried parking in a lot where in order to exit you … [Continue reading] about One Time at Band Camp
Beep
Few things make me sadder for the state of the human race than self-checkout at a grocery store. If someone had told me self-checkout was alive and well in Australia, I may have decided not to move here. I was too busy thinking about schools and … [Continue reading] about Beep
Everything you can imagine is real.
I can be a little grumpy about museums. Going to a museum creates a sense of stress in my body, like visiting a dog shelter. Look at all of these glorious things, stuck behind locked doors. There’s too much to see and it’s sterile and crowded. But … [Continue reading] about Everything you can imagine is real.
One more reason to not own a gun
There is a cat in heat howling outside her bedroom window. This is the third night. She wants this cat to stop screaming so badly she would toss all of her morals into the barrel of a gun and shoot them in the general direction of the cat. She tries … [Continue reading] about One more reason to not own a gun
The Anatomy of Funk
I woke up in a funk. Different from the funk I had a few months ago when my throat was killing me so I took cold medicine and stayed in bed staring at the heating vent, realizing it looked just like the profile of a baby lion. And unlike the … [Continue reading] about The Anatomy of Funk