There’s a Bag Over Her Head : Storytime

Set the scene : It's Sunday, early evening. We're casually browsing the aisles looking for produce to last us through the week. I'm debating between iceberg lettuce and romaine. Eduardo nudged my arm and said, "Don't look at the kid in that cart over there, you'll be pissed." Of course, I looked. Pissed doesn't even [...]

The ACT and SAT

The ACT and SAT

Alright, let me go off on a little bit of a tangent. My siblings are twins, both juniors in high school, 17 years old. My brother is currently on a path that will put him in the military this summer, scary yes but I'm crazy supportive. My sister, on the other hand, plans to finish [...]

He’s got 99 problems, but a b*tch ain’t one… : All about Mickey

He’s got 99 problems, but a b*tch ain’t one… : All about Mickey

If you've ever adopted a dog, from a shelter or other kind of fostering organization, you've been given a folder of all the necessary information about your animal. When we adopted Lucy we were given a folder that did not contain a record of the fact that she had been returned before or was given [...]

F*nals : Collegiates

It's finals week, and you know that means, well you do if you're in (or were in) college! Late nights. Cramming. Textbooks. No room in the library. Nowhere to park. Calculators are missing... Oh what fun. Finals week during college is very different from finals week in high school in the sense that you've only [...]