Shorts and Snippets

  • Summertime in Cave Creek

    Summer is my favorite time of year. Yes, you read that correctly. I am an Arizonian and I absolutely love the summertime. I can already see my friend Jim who runs Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuary snorting at this, for he is outside most of the day and the summer is the absolute worst time of… Continue reading

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  • An Angel at Safeway

    Today was a rough day for me. There are several insignificant reasons as to why this is, but a few hours ago these reasons were consuming me and generally making my life miserable. I was driving back from my afternoon class when I decided to run by the Safeway by my house for food. I… Continue reading

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  • The Procrastinator’s Guide to Writing College Papers

    Written April 30, 2011 OOO This is an intro paragraph that I will have started with no hope in my heart for the task that lies ahead*. Here I will be clever, direct, and creative as I tell you all about my thesis that I will have spent the past four and a half hours… Continue reading

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  • The Logic of Immigration

    Written in July 2010 OOO Due to a turn of interesting events, I was at work today with nothing to do for several hours, so rather than sitting at my desk and staring at the wall for two hours, I decided to surf the web instead. (That sounds bad, I know, but my actions were… Continue reading

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  • A Tribute to the RMS Titanic

    This was posted on my facebook on April 15th, 2012: OOO One hundred years ago on this day, the most beautiful ship the world has ever known sank into a dark abyss after striking an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, defying mankind, defying all that was believed to be impossible. One hundred years ago on… Continue reading

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  • Through the Eyes of a Receptionist

    As some of you know, I work as an admin assistant/receptionist at a radiation oncology cancer clinic. One day while I was at work, I wrote down a number of observations and thoughts that I have during the day when it comes to patients and etiquette and expectations – of course I can’t say them… Continue reading

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  • Thoughts on America’s Education System

    I have loved school since I knew the definition of the word. I love learning and I love textbooks and I love writing essays and I love giving presentations and I love notebooks and pencils and my own desk space. I remember every teacher I’ve ever had and, except for the very rare one or… Continue reading

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  • Of Humans and Cycles

    I was lying on my bed on a Sunday night in February 2012, watching a TV show online, when a single thought fell into my head and has not yet made its way out: I and a hell of a lot of humans are living a life of bullshit. It’s all a cycle, isn’t it?… Continue reading

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  • Gypsy Rain

    Gypsy is my calico cat I adopted on October 28th, 2011. She is the light of my life and one of my best, dearest friends in the world. I first found her – or rather, she found me – two days before I brought her home. One night my boyfriend and I walked into Petsmart… Continue reading

  • Welcome Post

    Why, hello! You have stumbled upon quite the blog. In fact, this may be the most organized random blog you shall see. I could probably spare you the few minutes of reading and just summarize everything you’ve chosen to read here as a portal into the mind of an aspiring author, humanitarian, and environmentalist. But… Continue reading