You know how every year we do some sort of fundraiser for Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa in hopes of getting my taxidermied boar head canonized by the Pope? Well, I was just thinking that now that we have a new, slightly-less-creepy Pope, James Garfield might finally have a chance at sainthood. But then I started looking at HanukkahContinue reading “Accidentally doing good things.”
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Wow.
24 hours ago I published the hardest post I ever had to write. I’m pretty open about my struggles with depression and anxiety disorder, but yesterday I finally decided I was ready to write about my issues with self-harm. I can’t go into details because that’s a trigger for me (and for most people whoContinue reading “Wow.”
No one makes cards for this. But they should.
Conversation I just had with Victor: Victor: What the hell are you doing? me: I’m watching Scandinavian horror movies. Victor: I see that. Don’t you have work to do? me: Um…this is awkward. It’s National Mental Illness Week? I’m guessing this means you forgot to get me a card. Victor: What the hell is wrongContinue reading “No one makes cards for this. But they should.”
For Japan
This post isn’t really a funny one and I apologize for that but it needs to be said so just bear with me a minute, okay? I love Japan. I’m not much of a traveler so it’s the only far-off place I’ve ever been and it holds a special place in my heart. If you’veContinue reading “For Japan”
UPDATED: My heart grew three sizes and now I have an enlarged heart. WORTH IT.
The past few days have been a whirlwind and I’m exhausted and have given myself hives so please forgive the typos. A few days ago I put up a post offering $30 gift cards to the first twenty people who didn’t know how they were going to give their kids Christmas gifts this year. TheyContinue reading “UPDATED: My heart grew three sizes and now I have an enlarged heart. WORTH IT.”
Thank you from me, Victor, Hailey, Anderson Cooper and James Garfield
UPDATE: Wow. That went heartbreakingly fast. But there are other people out there who have so sweetly offered up gift cards that they don’t need or who’ve sent emails about wanting to help so keep leaving comments and I’ll do my best to match up donators with those of you needing help. I’m sure weContinue reading “Thank you from me, Victor, Hailey, Anderson Cooper and James Garfield”