I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. – Fannie Lou Hamer Lately, I’ve been a little sleep deprived. Although I often remind you about the throes of graduate school (pity me, I say!), to be fully honest, my lack of sleep has a different origin: I found this great new show on…
If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. – The Dali Lama That quote, so empowering, so metaphorically apt, is one of my all-time favorites. Until last night—when I literally tried to sleep with a mosquito in my room. And instead of snoozing until nine-thirty or so (hey,…
Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love. — Charles M. Schulz For a season so known for gaiety and sun, this summer—at least in Ohio—has been one of dejection and rain. Well. Not that bad. But it as has rained a lot. However, nothing brightens a dreary day better than…
If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it. — Andy Rooney I’ve been known to be an expressive guy—telling a story last night, I accidentally karate chopped a friend’s face. But I mean, come on—when has good gesticulation ever hurt a story? But not everyone is so wantonly wavy with…
Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come. — Matt Groening For people in romantic relationships, you probably realized that this last Saturday was Valentine’s Day. For people not in romantic relationships, you also probably realized it was Valentine’s Day,…
Home is where one starts from. — T.S. Eliot It sure was nice to be home. The hearty meals. The head scratches. The general lack of any and all responsibility as I played video games till 2am. But now I’m back in Columbus. In the snow. And moody. Really, though, I’m just homesick. The notion of…