Tag Archives: about a girl

I don’t have a Valentine

I have never had a Valentine. What I DO have, however, is 5 practice tests to take, because apparently, in order to renew your license early (mine expires in May and I’m leaving in March), I have to go to … Continue reading

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I have a big post planned

All about ethnicity and heritage and identity, but suffice to say for right now, the more excited I get about finding out about my Irish background, the sadder it makes me about the Native American/First Nation and African parts. This … Continue reading

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I had my dna tested

And the fact that Irish accents have always sounded homey to me now has genetic support. (But where is the Cherokee and Blackfoot…?) Ahh. Convenient then that my historian friend offered to do a genealogy for me so I can … Continue reading

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Things I’ve Found in Cleaning Out My Car–An Incomplete List

YAS towel X Games wristband 2005 ISEE Test Prep book July 1-8, 2010 edition of The Georgia Straight ‎“The Libra Room is a hotbed of Brazilian fans, and for any game that features their team you’ll need to get inside … Continue reading

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In homage to today’s diagnosis of asymptomatic tachycardia*

*Medicalese for what I’ve known for 28 years: I have an overly sensitive heart. Also, scoring 72 on this.

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Getting to know you

It’s 1 a.m. It is always 1 a.m. There is a fly. I am determined to kill it with my mind. I’m listening to Bon Iver. I have a permanent retainer on my bottom front teeth. I think it’s weird … Continue reading

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Don’t wake me up, don’t wake me up if I’m dreaming…

No, seriously don’t. Don’t contact me before 9 a.m. unless you are involved in an emergency that I, and I alone, am capable of ameliorating. I have insomnia and, as it is, I almost never get enough sleep and it … Continue reading

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If I meet you at a party and the topic comes up,

nine times out of ten, I will tell you that I am an only child because I just don’t feel that I had a brother–well, half-brother technically…yeah, different moms. He grew up with my dad on the East Coast. I … Continue reading

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What it’s like being a Black girl

I ran across this preview tonight and I have to say: some of it, for me, is word for word.

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Considering how bad I am at email, it’s ironic (and hypocritical?) that I would ever be upset with anyone for not doing it well

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