We elderly millennials—the 35+ crowd—are having a moment in fashion. A bad moment. You knowContinue reading
The Friendship Onion and Reclaiming My Fandoms
One thing I’m taking away from my reconnection with fan culture is that, whatever the thing is that brings you joy? It’s yours. And somehow, that also makes it everyone else’s, because authentic joy is contagious.
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Indiana Blog and the Scrolling of Doom
Why do we doomscroll? Our brains aren’t good at resisting bad news, especially on social media, even when we know better.
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Travel Is Helpful: People Edition
On my last trip, I stopped panicking long enough to remember something obvious—a fresh set of scenery is one of the reasons travel feels so nice. It’s a reminder that there’s more on this planet than you and your stupid problems.
On this trip, with even less panic, I remembered something less obvious—a fresh cast of characters is a benefit of travel, too.
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Herd Happiness
We’ve spent the past year afraid of crowds, but crowd psychology applies to positive things, too. Take the wave, for instance.
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How 2020 Made Me Weird(er)
After a year of staying at home, even simple acts of going out in public seem like feats of strength.
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Getting Back to Being Bored
As a kid, I had fantastic tolerance for boredom. Over the past year, however, my boredom muscles seemed to have atrophied. That’s not good.
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Growing, Blogging, and Cringing
I found an almost twenty-year-old blog of mine this week, and it is EMBARRASSING. That’s a good thing—it means I’m not finished.
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Vitality Deprivation and Me
Everybody, I left my house last week. As a matter of fact, I left myContinue reading
Diet Riot
Well, it’s still February, so we might as well talk about dieting.
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