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Don’t Look Down
Not long ago, I saw my own thigh in the sunlight though my bathroom window and I screamed. EW! Whose leg is that? I thought. I’m not kidding; that was my actual thought. I guess I expected to see my … Continue reading
Because I’m a Monster
It has been a long and dismal few months. Our wonderful dog, Boris, passed away with cancer at 14 years old. Our whole world went dark. I realized that yet again I have lost a treasured part of my identity: … Continue reading
Sociopathic Show Pony
Don’t be mad at me for being consumed with Amber and Johnny; Tik Tok videos with the hashtag #JusticForJohnny have been viewed 8.3 billion times! Americans have googled Amber Heard four times more than google searches for abortion or the … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Disorders, News, revenge
Tagged crazy people, Johnny Depp, liars, marriage
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Crazy or Totally Fucking Nuts?
A Pat Benatar song came on the car radio the other day and I was instantly reminded of a blog post I wrote years ago about antinatalism. Antinatalism is the belief that it’s morally wrong to have children. Why is … Continue reading
Posted in Disorders, Rants, Words
Tagged crazy people, depression, idiots, mental illness, motherhood
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A Voice Through a Cloud
After violently coughing for a week, I broke a rib, specifically rib #5, which an x-ray revealed to be “minimally displaced.” This means, not broken in pieces but not a neat crack either. It is extremely painful, because it hurts … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Celebrities, Disorders, Horrible Stuff
Tagged books, illness, Kim Kardashian, pain
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Crazy Twins
I’ve always had a Thing for crazy twins, so the recent deaths of Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff turned out to be a goldmine (for me if not for them.) The twin brothers, who are famous pop culture figures in France, … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Disorders, Horrible Stuff, News
Tagged autism, crazy people, plastic surgery, pop culture, twins
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Redecorating
I’ve always scoffed at people who redecorate their homes. It seems like such a waste of time and money, not to mention the most bourgeois activity I could imagine. Now, I’m thinking about redecorating, so I finally understand the motivation: … Continue reading
Make No Friends But Keep the Old
It’s hard to make new friends when you’re old, and even harder when you’re morose, needy, and opinionated. I’ve lived in my “new” community for 7 years and have made one friend, but she’s very busy with work and family. … Continue reading
I Don’t Belong Here
I was intrigued by an essay positing that people with autism experience identity differently from neurotypicals. The writer had surveyed thousands of people in online groups, asking the simple question, Who are you? I didn’t really care about or agree … Continue reading
It’s a Wild World.
A zoo in Antwerp has asked a woman to stop visiting the chimpanzee she claims to be in love with, in the hope of forcing the chimp to engage with his own species. Alice Timmermans has been seeing, I mean … Continue reading