Holidays
The Best Monday Ever
On the first Monday of 2021, I received two things that I’d been expecting for a while, which I hope doesn’t mean my good fortune has peaked too soon. After being in a pandemic along with all its accoutrements, January 4th felt like a holiday grande finale. The government stimulus had been deposited, then later … Continue reading
NYE 2020
If I’d been absolutely oblivious to the fact that I lived in a capitalist country, I would know it without a doubt with all these offers to buy New Year’s Eve tickets. As if I need to pay money to sit at home, drink my own alcohol while looking at a screen. And for those … Continue reading
Superspreader Santa
If anyone’s irresponsible enough to tell their kids that Santa’s coming to town in 2020, I just hope they update that creative lie by incorporating how Santa’s visiting everyone’s homes safely during the plague. Of course, the beauty of lies is that they aren’t confined to the truth, so there’s a lot of room for … Continue reading
Pandemic Thanksgiving
My sister and her family got a jump on the holidays. They traveled to NC from VA a week prior to Thanksgiving to visit Mom and Dad and to deliver Christmas gifts. Although this group picture doesn’t look too “socially distant,” they kept their masks on and stayed outside during their visit. My Thanksgiving, on … Continue reading
Halloween 2020
Given the fact that half of my closet is costumes, I could have easily recycled a past character. Yet, the past four years, culminating in the existential crisis time period known as “2020,” inspired me to pull together my art and costuming supplies to devise a new character: Ms. Information the Pseudoscientist. I decorated my … Continue reading
Original Tales of Terror
Here’s another fine example of showing up being half the battle. I submitted the one and only spooky poem I’ve ever written, which was about my hat. My submission was supposed to go into a box with other submissions from members of my woman-identified film group. The writer of the randomly drawn submission would represent … Continue reading
Pet Sematary Drive-In
I bought my ticket to this fundraising drive-in event as if my life depended on it. Since my mental health received a healthy boost of sanity, who’s to say it didn’t. After all, once I decided to dress up as Anubis, Egyptian god of the underworld in honor of viewing “Pet Sematary,” I had a … Continue reading
Lammas
Lammas AKA “Loaf-Mass” AKA “First Grain Harvest” is a Christian observation in some countries and a Pagan observation in others that occurs on August 1st. I’ve never celebrated it before, but I serendipitously invited myself to a friend’s house on this day, which conveniently enough fell on a Saturday. Since I sell CBD, I recently … Continue reading
4th of July 2020
This year, more than any other, I heard my fellow Americans pointing out that not all were freed on the original July 4th. This wasn’t a new idea to me, but we’re now living in the intersection of pandemic, global police brutality protests and the strong light of truth being shined on systemic racism. And … Continue reading
Juneteenth 2020
I jumped at the chance to hang out with a handful of friends for Juneteenth, which, conveniently enough, landed on a Friday. One of the perks of working for myself is that I can take a half day. The morning started off with the usual routine: breakfast, work, yoga. Then I hopped in my car, … Continue reading