The Hot Mess and the Perfect Mix

It was after 9pm when the Hot Mess called me.  It took me a bit to figure out it was her, but when she mentioned Tori Amos my face lit up. “Any plans tonight?” she cooed. “Thought we could finish our conversation about Tori Amos.” “No plans,” I explained. “Whatcha wanna do?” She sighed. “Not [...]

The Big 2-6 Creeping Up On Me

Monday is my birthday, but I don’t feel any older. I’m not sure what I think 26 should feel like…maybe a Zach Braff movie? I never planned on coming back to Hawaii after college. It wasn’t my dream–theEx sort of bullied me into it when she decided on going to law school in Hawaii even [...]

My Life is So Strange

I sleep on a bed with no frame. The box spring is still wrapped in plastic and when I roll around too much in my sleep, I wake up with the mattress at least several inches from where it’s supposed to be. On those mornings, I forget where I am.

The Hot Mess

I’m not the kind of person that gets noticed in a bar or club. Nobody locks eyes with me from across the room and lets me buy them a drink. I’m not a particularly good dancer (in fact, I’m so awful that I avoid dancing completely), so nobody notices me on the dance floor and [...]

Hello, Quarter-life Crisis

I am not ashamed to say that I see a therapist. Some people are embarrassed that they see one, but I’m actually quite comfortable saying I do. After all, I think I’m fairly fortunate to be able to talk to someone objective about my odd life. Today’s session was sort of random. I didn’t really [...]

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