It didn’t take long for my mom figure out that I was shy. The way I would cling to her as a baby and cower if strangers came near me was a big clue.
Some of my clearest memories from my early childhood are of my horror at being expected to interact normally. [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Baby Steps
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/25/09 | Leave a Comment »
I won’t grow up
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/20/09 | 1 Comment »
My earliest memory of what I wanted to be when I grew up was that I wanted to be a lady-person. A lady-person is someone who is an adult and who wears wide-brimmed hats and long dresses and pearls.
From that, I moved on to career aspirations with slightly more responsibility. I decided [...]
Morning Routine
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/19/09 | Leave a Comment »
6:30 a.m.: My first alarm clock goes off, playing NPR at an unreasonably loud volume. I hit snooze. I fall back asleep.
6:39 a.m.: The alarm goes off again. I lie in bed half asleep and listen to it for three to five minutes, depending on how interesting my mostly-asleep mind finds the [...]
Happy Ferris Wheel Day
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/14/09 | Leave a Comment »
Though you may be more familiar with today’s more pedestrian association (“Valentine’s Day”), the true tale of February 14 is a sadly neglected story of hope, perseverance, and ultimately tragedy.
One hundred and fifty years ago today, George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. was born. Named after one of the country’s most mythical [...]
Things That Are Good
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/14/09 | 2 Comments »
In light of my whiny negativity about how 2009 is failing all of us, let’s take a look at some of the things that are brightening my life in this lousy year:
Dance Class
I haven’t really written anything about dance class since my last very dramatic anxiety attack post. Surprise, surprise, things were a whole [...]
On Notice
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/13/09 | 2 Comments »
I really thought that 2008 had been lousy, and that 2009 was going to be better. Possibly even with epic proportions of awesomeness. After all, 2009 was going to start out with the inauguration of Barack Obama, and what is not to love there.
So far, 2009 has had one truly excellent [...]
The Great Arm-Jerking Memory Mystery
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/8/09 | Leave a Comment »
My sister and I are both dogged, haunted by a faded memory from our childhood. The source of this memory is such a long-standing mystery that I can’t even remember how many years ago we first discussed the fact that this image from our childhood had stuck in both our heads, without either of [...]
On the other hand…
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/7/09 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote my long, dramatic post yesterday, wah wah, my dog is getting old, like sands through the hourglass, sunriiiiiise, sunseeeeet…
I took Felix to the vet this morning for his check-up. I have been optimistic about the way he has been recovering from his strange illness, because while his head is still tilted pretty [...]
Felix the Dog
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/6/09 | 2 Comments »
I was ten when I got my dog, and my sister was seven. We brought home a tiny fluffy white puppy that my sister and I named Felix, after a character on our favorite television show, Avonlea.
We were kids, and didn’t didn’t know anything about how to train a dog. My mom [...]
