The British Museum is following me on Twitter. I realize this is of little importance to most people. They do follow 38,600 tweeters, so I understand the lack of enthusiasm. For me though, this is sort of like, oh I don’t know, Queen Elizabeth, the first one, showing up at my door and telling me she,…
For some reason, we rush past beginnings only to long for them later. People say they loved their first crappy car, or that time in their life when they lived in a dinky little apartment, and yet at the time they hated them both. Dreamed of something better. Being a newbie can be stressful, insecure, but…
If I lived in a lighthouse, I would bake fresh bread every Saturday and my cookie jar would always be full. I would wear wellies, worn out jeans, and sweaters. I would have a big down coat with a fur trimmed hood. When I came in from outside, I would leave my boots at the…
I have only been scared a handful of times in my life. Of those, I was only terrified once. I’ve stood up for my family or friends, but I’ve never moved a mountain, led a cause. I’m not sure one has presented itself to me. I’m certain I have never sought one out. I’ve never…
There are days I want to be selfish, that I need to get on a plane immediately and never look back. That every waking moment should be used filling my mind and drenching my soul. The experience of others is not important. It is about my journey. There are times I feel like I don’t…
Bah, bah, black sheep have you any wool? I woke up this morning with those words running through my mind. I’m pretty sure this could be the first step on the slippery slope to the crazy house. My brain kept saying it over and over again, while I made lunches, got dressed and even while…
Someday I will be dead. I know it’s an obvious statement for a lot of people, but I’ve only recently thought about it. I don’t normally feel mortal. I mean I get that I won’t live forever, but I’m not exactly in touch with the death thing. I don’t do any death defying work or…