In the Spring of Ought-Four, I had a brief love affair with a friend of my college roommate.
And by brief love affair, I mean a fling.
And by fling, I mean I was totally his rebound.
I knew he had a girlfriend (she was studying abroad in Australia at the time) but the sparks between us were [...]
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Jul 31
Yes, Kanye West, Leonard Bernstein is “The Shit.”
Jul 30
The Serenade
I dabbed my fingertip along my running mascara. “Well, now I know what I’m blogging about tonight,” I sniveled in between giggles.
Just a few minutes prior, Katie and I were waxing poetic and engaging in our typical twenty-something navel-gazing. And with good reason - Life’s dealt my roommate a bit of a blow in the [...]
Jul 29
NaBloPoMo Sunset
I hate to toot my own horn, but - TOOT, effing, TOOT. Day 29 of 31, and while I’m slightly running out of creative steam, I feel like this experience was a great kickstart to what Twyla Tharp calls “The Creative Habit.” For too long I had convinced myself that inspiration struck me at random. [...]
Jul 28
A Moment.
In these, the last days of NaBloPoMo July, I’m having a hella battle with writer’s block. Tonight, scouring my hard drive in hopes of finding some scrap of inspiration, I came across a set of photographs from early January, when we celebrated Sebastien’s birthday in Cincinnati. However, I’d only taken a handful of sober shots, [...]
Jul 27
AWESOME TUESDAY THINGS
How’s that for a title, huh? Jesus.
We’re on Day 27 of NaBloPoMo, and some nights the ol’ idea factory is lookin’ pretty spare. If you have anything you want me to write about…PUT EM IN THE COMMENTS, ‘cuz SERIOUSLY. DAY TWENTY-SEVEN.
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Tuesday didn’t start so good. . . .
I wasn’t even sleeping. I was [...]
Jul 26
My Obligatory Uber-Emo Post of NaBloPoMo July.
You always hear about these people that build walls up around their hearts when they are hurt, or left, or rejected. And everyone says, “Oh, what a horrible way to live! You close yourself off to the wonders and joys that true love can bring!” and yeah, yeah, I get that.
But I’m also, sorta, kinda [...]
Jul 25
Time to Celebrate Misogyny on Sunday Nights Again!
I’m waiting for Katie and Sebastien to get up, and for Matt Matt to come over, so that we can crash Greg Goodin’s pool. Again. So basically it’s noon and I’m sitting restlessly on the Cockpit Couch in my bikini and sundress, smelling of Coppertone and itching to be outside outside outside outside, c’mooonnn, wake UPPPPPP.
While [...]
Jul 23
More like, “Pyramid of ENFRIGHTENMENT,” am I right?
I close the door behind me and ask the woman at the desk if there was any possibility of a walk-in appointment. You see, I just decided to stop in last minute — it was on my way home, and it was pay day, so…why not.
“Oh, he’s on his lunch break. Can you maybe wait [...]
Jul 22
Wishing on the Same Bright Star
I’ve referenced this tune twice in the past 48 hours, so I’m just posting it here. Partially because I have nothing of import to discuss today, and partially because I’m pretty sure I ovulated while watching this on YouTube:
FACT: I had the sheet music to the Linda Ronstadt/James Ingram version of this and played the [...]
Jul 21
TODAY IS! WHERE YOUR BOOK BEGINS! THE REST IS STILL…
There’s a reason There’s Your Karma has a tag for “quarter-life crisis.” While I’ve been cringing at that term nowadays, there’s no better moniker for these little pockets of restlessness that seem to pop up on an all-too-frequent basis. The pattern is always the same: I’ll settle into something in my life, follow my tail [...]
Jul 19
Let’s Have a Ball and a Biscuit, Sugar. Or: Happy Birthday, Jordan.
A little over a year ago, Katie, Matt, and I made our rarely-trekked trek to Broad Ripple’s Alley Cat Lounge. I had too long sequestered myself up on the northeast side of the city, had just broken up with my live-in boyfriend of 3+ years, and had declared 2009 “The Year of Friendship.” I was [...]
Jul 18
Jenn Top Ten: TYK Search Terms Edition
My Top Ten favorite search terms directing users to There’s Your Karma (since July 17, 2009).
10. “you can’t show your busom ‘fore 3 o’clock”
9. ”I never saw that sweater again”
8. ”Bring back the old Franzia spout”
7. “how to be like jim halpert”
6. “are there guys like jim halpert out there?”
5. “do do da do doot do [...]
Jul 17
Totally Phoning it In.
A couple people have asked me where I pulled this quote on my facebook profile…
on my homemade valentine’s day card,
i would write I LIKE YOU in sparkles and glue,
only my handwriting is so bad,
all my K’s look like V’s,
but we decide that’s better anyway — I LIVE YOU.
It’s from a slam poem (I’m serious) by [...]