For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a tumultuous relationship with getting my hopes up. Generally speaking, all things I’ve struggled with are because something didn’t go the way I’d hoped… I don’t imagine that I’m alone in that. We come out of the womb this way– blindly trusting, annoyingly optimistic, and assuming…
Archives for May 2018
Loveless
There’s this song called, “Loveless” by Lorde that talks about how we’re the generation who date without feelings. She describes us as a group who dates through messing with eachother’s heads. The girl gets it, and she gets me. Side-note, as I looked up the lyrics to make sure I mentioned the correct song, I…
Reasons Why
You all know that we’re living in the golden age of television, right? Even if you’re not a big TV person, you’ve got to be aware that this is going on. In the last few years, I’ve witnessed moments of television that shook me and forever raised production expectations. Several of these moments have been…
The Price of Progress
Alright all, I’m pumping the breaks on the letters. Who knows if that series will resurface, but I’m feeling too restricted by them at the moment. I don’t tolerate restrictions well. I’ve been feeling starved of blog posts. More-so starved of creativity, I suppose. I’ve felt too trapped with myself, and like my fear of…
To You
Whoever you are, I’m cheating my own system. I’ve got a handful of drafted letters saved, but I haven’t been able to finish any of them. I’m afraid that to find myself without this writer’s block, I need a good ole post unpacking my life as of late; so, you’re getting yourself a letter. Last…
To Pam
Momma, I’m writing this while I listen to The Greatest Showman soundtrack for the tenth time in the past 18 hours. So; in my head, these words sound like a musical. Apologies if this comes out too epic. Anywho. You and I got a late start to the relationship we have now. I’ll never-not regret…
To Nettie
G, I’d imagine you have your eye on the current goings on of our family– especially Mom. We all made the trek to Indiana yesterday for this bizarrely wonderful introduction to her birth family, and I couldn’t stop being overwhelmed by you. Granted, every time I’m in Indiana I think of you, but this time…
To Him
AWS, This morning, Shannon told me about a coworker she was worried for. She told me that this woman had been living with this guy for six years, and that he sounded just like you. She told me that this friend of hers has to hide her prescriptions from her boyfriend so that he doesn’t…