Moderation–You’re Doing It Wrong

Despite my the impending dermatology study windfall, I’ve recently been a little fixated on the idea of saving more money. I am flat-out neurotic about money. Even when watching TV or reading a book in which a fictional character wastes money, I feel anxious. For example: in the episode of “Friends” where Ross buys a [...]

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Getting Old Fast

When I was at the Kentucky State Fair in August, I saw a booth that asked, “When was the last time you felt your best?” I could identify that time pretty easily. Late May, 2009. It was my first dance recital after coming back to dance class, and I felt strong and healthy and confident. [...]

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My Day In Advancing Medical Science

My first day of the dermatology study was mostly what I was expecting. There were six people participating on this particular day. The lounge area we had to stay in was about the size of a small conference room, with ten very comfortable armchairs and ottomans. Despite the comfiness of the chairs, the room, for [...]

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The Longest Month

Without fail, February is the longest month of the year. February 2010 will be remembered in the years to come as the month of three things: Snow Sickness House Hunters International While it’s true that Louisville didn’t get as much snow this February as, say New York or Washington, DC, we got gobs more than [...]

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My Day in Television

Today, I continued to not feel well, and I even started running a low grade fever, which totally vindicated my decision to leave work early yesterday. (Of course, the low grade fever has since disappeared, but maybe that’s because I am rapidly healing myself using an unexpectedly powerful immune system.) Since I was not feeling [...]

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Sick (Half) Day

I did something completely out of character today: I went home from work because I wasn’t feeling well. I struggle with taking sick days, because I always have it in my head that when I’m not feeling well, my mind is probably exaggerating my symptoms and I’m just being a wuss about things. Unless I [...]

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Ode to Illness

Really, it was only a matter of time. Who goes the rest of their life without ever getting sick? No one’s immune system is all that powerful, no matter how many vegetables one eats. So, I am sick, probably just with an annoying cold. Being sick has been a nice change of pace. Something about [...]

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On Notice

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 day. One. And [...]

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It’s possible I need a “mental health” day

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), [...]

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