I have recently diagnosed myself, using the Internet and my own hypochondriac tendencies, with ADD. I realize that we all have it in some capacity or other, but my recent discovery about my inability to sit still came as quite a shock, though I must say, it did explain a lot. For one, it explains why I love my job so much. I hang out with tiny humans whose...

Feb 14, 2013

I have to admit, there are few people on this earth with whom I do not get along. I generally work through conflicts before they become full-fledged arguments and I prefer doing it in person because I am an adamant believer in personal contact. However, there is one kind of person that is impossible for me to discuss anything in a calm manner with, and that is...

I, like the rest of Laradise, have a limited number of places at which to shop for my daily necessities, and because I am poor, lazy and shameless, I choose to shop at good old Wally World. I have spent so much time in that Palace of Capitalism that I have become intimately familiar with the people who work and frequent there and always leave questioning...

Jan 31, 2013

I recently read that the powers that run our fine state have proposed we make the Jackalope our state’s mythical creature. Now I, for one, as a lover of fuzzy antlered animals am all for this proposal, as the Jackalope is both adorable and ferocious. However, I would like to remind our fine senators that while the Jackalope might be the most obvious choice,...

Jan 24, 2013

After completing yet another first week of classes, I feel compelled to talk about the weirdness that is syllabus week. First off, there is a very specific anxiety that I experience during syllabus week. I constantly worry that I will walk into a classroom, realize it is not my class and then be faced with the choice to either leave and have everyone know I am a...