When I was about twelve, I complained to my dad. “My name is so short! It’s only got four letters and two of them are the same letter!” My dad, ever the smartass, said, “Well, do you want me to give you one of those long African tribal names?” “YES!” “Fine. We’ll call you Zoomabalagadooga!” [...]
Archive for August, 2011
19 Aug
Things that go tick-blink-whir in the night
I’d like to make an apology to those in whose homes I have slept overnight and broken, modified, or relocated your guest rooms’ clocks, VCRs, smoke alarms, windows, computers, or nightlights. In order for me to have a comfortable sleep, it must be dark, quiet, and cold. I am a veritable Princess and the noise/light/temperature [...]
17 Aug
Dance Hall Daze
Until the eighth grade, I went to a Catholic school. In junior high, we had mixers with other Catholic schools. For three bucks, you could bump around in a darkened Catholic school gym with your friends, drinking Cokes and giggling at the guys trying to break dance. I remember many mixers that were mostly just [...]
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