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What Back to the Future II Got Right
It’s said Robert Zemeckis did not want “Back to the Future II” to take place in the future because future movies always fail at predicting. I sympathize, and also scoff. The point isn’t to be right – it’s to comment Read more
Writing
Stunted Stories
So, why did I whine about my low self-esteem on a writing blog? Because of this: Low self-esteem destroys stories. Say you have an idea – a brilliant, simple idea. (It could also be a piece of crap, but for Read more
Blathering
Pumpkin Spice Stereotypes
So, a couple of times I’ve heard jokes about pumpkin spice being for white women. Like… it’s our drug. Our sweet, sweet drug. Now, a sample set of ME concurs*. I will run into traffic for pumpkin spice baked goods. Thing Read more
Blathering
Pumpkin Spice Everything Round Two: English Muffins and Peanut Butter!
In a way, this is the one that started it all. I saw a link to a listacle that used this image for “Things that are Pumpkin Spice that have no business being Pumpkin Spiced” and I just about died Read more
Blathering
Autumn Cycling
My commute to work looks roughly like this: This is how I dress to bike in on these cold autumn mornings: And this is how I dress to bike home: Bulky sweats don’t fit in my backpack with my laptop Read more
Blathering
Pumpkin Spice Everything: Round One – Oreo Vs. Fudge Stripes
Instead of, say, writing, I’m devoting all my time to eating pumpkin spice products. I thought I should share my wisdom with the internet. (That, and some friends have asked me to ‘report back’.) Round One: VS. BEGIN! I opened Read more