January 2016 – Page 2

Real questions that keep me up at night, part 809

me: I can’t sleep. Victor: Why? me: Because pretty much everyone in the world calls pineapples “ananas” or something similar, except for America but why? I assume it’s because pineapples look like pine cones on the outside? But they aren’t like apples on the inside. They’re more like oranges. Why don’t we call them pine-oranges? Victor: WellContinue reading “Real questions that keep me up at night, part 809”

I can’t.

Ugh. Just. No. This morning Victor woke me up and took me to coffee because he wanted to break the news to me that Alan Rickman had died. And then I cried so hard that he decided to go through the drive-through and the cashier at Starbucks looked at me like, “Should I call theContinue reading “I can’t.”

Prime

I didn’t have anything to write about today but then my friend Peter was like, “Hey, remember when I took all those semi-nude pics of you and your friends?” and I was like, “You’re gonna have to be way more specific than that, dude” and he was like, “It’s in a book now. Remember? You wroteContinue reading “Prime”

What even are you?

Have you done the Myers-Briggs test? I did mine a long time ago but it never changes much. I’m an INFP, super heavy on the introverted part. A dreamer/mediator/healer. And it makes sense, I guess. INFP’s are often writers. They’re pure idealists, always looking for good in bad, and are usually perceived as shy, isolated andContinue reading “What even are you?”

I’m sharing this with you because I love you.

Remember in September when I had to put a book trailer out, but instead of talking about the book I decided to do a video where I asked my friends to share their stories with the world? And my niece, Gabi, composed and played the lovely tune for it? Here. I’ll show it to youContinue reading “I’m sharing this with you because I love you.”

It’s the new future dance of the past.

I don’t know what it means but 3 people have sent this clip to me, saying “this just reminds me of you”. I choose to believe that it’s because they laughed and laughter reminded them of me, and not that they’ve seen me dance before and thought, I didn’t think it was possible for someoneContinue reading “It’s the new future dance of the past.”