+++ title = “03” date = 2002 +++ Today I woke up and just like in the past years, I completely forgot that it was my birthday. My sister woke me up with a loud happy birthday, and then my parents followed. But it wasn’t singing. Weird, they didn’t sing to me this year. I dunno why. It’s freezing outside and also freezing inside my house. I’m sitting here listening to this record I bought by a band called South, and folks, they are incredible.

here’s some stuff I found. On a Sear’s hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping. darn, and that’s the only time I have to work on my hair. On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details in side. the shoplifter special? On a bar of Dial soap: “Directions: Use like regular soap.” and that would be how…. On some Swanson frozen dinners: “Serving suggestion: Defrost.”

During the summer, I was laughing to myself at the amount of organizational tools I use on a daily basis during the school year. Then, I came back to school and real

… not the weather. I’m the stars, not the space rock. I’m the ocean, not the chop. I’m the airplane, not the turbulence.

+++ date = 2024-06-20 draft = false title = “Don’t Yuck My Yum” slug = “guiltypleasures” +++ “Yucking someone’s yum” could be defined as being overly negative about something that someone else is fond of, in front of them. I’ve yucked people’s yum before without realizing it. Especially when it comes to pro sports, which I don’t think I’ll ever fully understand. I know better now. Yucking the yum is the type of activity that can cause long-term shame (of the yummer) in exchange for short-term satisfaction (of the yucker).