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 [...]
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More like, “Pyramid of ENFRIGHTENMENT,” am I right?
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 [...]
20-Something Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
On my way back from running an errand in Broad Ripple this afternoon, I took a less-direct trip back to the office (read: I have no idea what the most efficient way back is, so I just wing it). I was driving down 10th street in a general eastwardly direction, looking for some place to [...]
Souvenirs.
Some of you may have been wondering what tacky souvenir I got my BFF and Cockpit Comrade Katie when I was Up North the other weekend.
Let me tell you, reader - there was a lot to choose from. When we drove past THIS PLACE:
I knew. This is where I’d find it. Little did I know [...]
That Just Happened.
INTERIOR. TACO BELL/KFC HYBRID RESTAURANT. BESS AND JENN SCOUR THE MENU FOR TODAY’S LUNCH.
BESS (to JENN): You should get the Black Jack Big Box!
JENN: (squints at menu) What? Oh. It’s a…black taco? Huh.
THE VERY DAPPER AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN WAITING IN LINE JUST IN FRONT OF THEM TURNS AROUND.
MAN: Black is in now.
JENN BLUSHES, GIGGLES NERVOUSLY.
MAN: [...]
Waiting for the Crazy
I drove to the downtown library yesterday afternoon to see a hoard of people standing on the front steps. I didn’t know that the library didn’t open until 1pm on Sundays. I sipped my polar pop and lounged in the grass, until the doors opened and the library sucked in its adoring public. From afar, [...]
