On the Wednesday after the inauguration, my sister said to me that morning, “Happy Obama Day!” I asked her what she meant, since the inauguration had been the day before. “Every day is Happy Obama Day now,” she said. “Every day for the next eight years.”
Driving to work this morning, I heard [...]
Archive for January, 2009
So this is what he meant when he talked about “change”
Posted in Uncategorized on 01/26/09 | Leave a Comment »
Day One
Posted in Uncategorized on 01/20/09 | 1 Comment »
Eight years ago, my high school choir was invited to sing at the inauguration of George W. Bush. On the day of the inauguration, I was exactly one week shy of turning 18, so I hadn’t been able to vote. I had been invested in the election, however, and I was not happy [...]
One more reason to be weirded out by birds
Posted in Uncategorized on 01/15/09 | 1 Comment »
A flock of geese? Seriously?!
My first reaction when I heard about the crazy splash landing of the airplane in New York today was horror, given that it’s not often that you hear about survivors of plane crashes. Plane crashes also usually fall into that category of tragedies that are particularly arresting, due to [...]
It’s possible I need a “mental health” day
Posted in Uncategorized on 01/13/09 | Leave a Comment »
Upon “growing up,” I experienced the inevitable realization that time is passing more quickly with every day (except for when it’s 1:30 in the afternoon, and I am at work), that soon I will be considered even more of a “grown up” than I am now, and that after all that (and hopefully not before), [...]
I might be an excellent dancer, if not for my meddling mind
Posted in Uncategorized on 01/9/09 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday, my sister and I had our first dance class as returning members of the “senior class.” I was a part of this class, along with my sister, five years ago, before I went away for college. I was very proud of myself at the time, and proud of the way I [...]
Dazzled
Posted in Uncategorized on 01/6/09 | Leave a Comment »
When I purchased the first book in the Twilight series this past summer, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. All I knew about the books was that they involved vampires and that they were immensely popular. I was trying to be virtuous and to read more, so that I [...]
Depth verus breadth
Posted in Uncategorized on 01/4/09 | 1 Comment »
My dad showed up at my house this morning. I was not expecting to see him today, since he lives a few hours away, and since I don’t see him that often. I was expecting for him to show up tomorrow, since the voicemail he left me at 8:30 this morning asked me [...]
