I hereby declare 2019 the year of the overwrought headline. A BuzzFeed reporter wrote a gazillion word screed declaring millennials the burnout generation after realizing that simple tasks like running errands and replying to emails had just become too stressful for her. The woman is clearly a neurotic mess. I[…] Read On
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My 10 Aspirations for 2019
As most of you are sick of hearing by now, I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. They’re dumb. Resolutions are supposed to be firm decisions and, as everyone knows, resolving to lose weight next year is about as firm as cellulite. Aspirations on the other hand are a[…] Read On
The Year in Review: 2018 Was a Real Bummer, Dude
People have a funny way of looking back at bad stuff with rose colored glasses. Not me. One thing – and only one thing – comes to mind when I look back at 2018. It was a real bummer. Two surgeries. Stock market collapse. #MeToo mania. Trump derangement syndrome. Kim’s[…] Read On
I’m In a Really Dark Place Right Now
I’m in a really dark place right now. I mean, I was just finishing up some work and the sun went down so early that I found myself in a pitch-black room. Last time that happened I ended up tripping over my boxer, tearing a tendon in my foot and[…] Read On
There’s Neurotic, Then There’s Me
I was working on a post for today — my take on the leaked Google TGIF meeting where the search giant’s execs are seen melting down over the 2016 election results — when I found out that I need foot surgery to remove two fractured sesamoid (not sesame, sesamoid) bones[…] Read On
The Casual Look: Fleeting Fad or Here to Stay?
I don’t know what success means to you but to me it’s always meant not having to shave or dress up for work. Guess I was way ahead of the curve on that but I couldn’t be happier that the world eventually caught up. Nobody bothers to shave or dress[…] Read On
Thoughts From an MRI Machine
Funny what goes through your head when you’re alone with your thoughts and no distractions for a while. I’m lying in this MRI machine listening to all the thumping and pumping and wondering how I’m going to keep still for 30 minutes without going bananas. So I tune my brain[…] Read On