Random Crap – Page 2 – The Bloggess

I need a distraction

Sometimes when my head is a mess I have to distract myself with movies. You’d think that ridiculous comedies would be the best thing for depression but I’ve found that the cognitive dissonance on not being able to laugh at something that I know should be funny actually makes it worse and so instead IContinue reading “I need a distraction”

Hello, strangeling!

Every time I type out “strangeling” my blog turns it into “strangling” and it’s a fair guess but at a certain point you’d think it would learn. Anyway, if you are a member of my book club (The Fantastic Strangelings – JOIN US!) then you are used to me apologizing for opening the discussion threadContinue reading “Hello, strangeling!”

It’s Friday, y’all.

It’s Friday, y’all. You know what that means? It means that it’s time to step into my office so I can show you all of the insta things I loved lately that I’ve been saving for you. (Yes, you.) Because you deserve a damn break right now. View this post on Instagram A post sharedContinue reading “It’s Friday, y’all.”

I’M NUMBER ONE.

It’s just nice to see I’m winning at something.

Things I learn and things I never learn

So last night I was supposed to be moderating an event for Christopher Moore, who is one of my favorite authors and I was very excited about it but on the way there I started to feel sick and it was the kind of sick that precedes an anxiety attack (racing heart, dread) but itContinue reading “Things I learn and things I never learn”

Help us, Kenny Chesney

Did you miss seeing Victor and me answer a million ridiculous questions while I wore frozen ice packs because being anxious makes me overheat? If so you will not understand this piece of fried gold that my friend Michael Nachoff sent: But you are in luck! Because the whole ridiculous evening was recorded so justContinue reading “Help us, Kenny Chesney”