Lifestyle. Melanin. Me: Off the Beaten Path.
Mild and hilarious. One late afternoon, a few steps away from the London Eye, I gazed at up at the structure. Me: Is it a Ferris wheel? My English Hostess: Of course not. Me: Well, it's round, right? And moves around in a circle? MEH: Well, yes. Me: Doesn't that make it a …
Continue reading "Blogtober (Redux) #22: Mild Dispute at the London Eye"
Public transportation is the lifeblood of city life in London. The London Underground (aka The Tube), buses--I experienced them all while in the city, and quite extensively, as my friend that hosted me doesn't own a car. So from the moment I landed at Heathrow Airport to the moment I went back to Heathrow to …
Continue reading "Blogtober (Redux) #21: The Underground (And the Rediscovery of Chivalry)"
I visited this park in the city of Trier, Germany, and felt as if I was dreaming of an idyll. But it was very real, and it was beautiful.
Oh, my dears. I'm back in the US of A after my whirlwind trip to Europe (see earlier posts). It was, in a word, incredible. There will be posts. So. many. posts. I'm dedicating every day of the rest of Blogtober to posting about this trip that took me on several journeys. From posts to …
Continue reading "Blogtober (Redux) #19: On Traveling, Time Jumps, and Trailing WiFi"
So there are places in the international world that I'm intrigued by but haven't really sat down and considered the logistics of going there. Fiji. Galapagos. Greenland. Iceland. Oh, wait. I'm in Iceland as we speak. En route to Frankfurt, we stopped in Reykjavik for my layover. We disembarked and entered some of the coldest …
Continue reading "Blogtober (Redux) #2: We’re in Iceland, people. Iceland."
...I'm going to Europe. I greet October with a calm demeanor that belies the bubbling brew of excitement I hold underneath as this trip begins. I'm at the airport and very much trying not to squeal. And it's also Blogtober Redux! I don't know what to do with myself. Onwards and upwards, y'all.
As we embark on a brand new October starting tomorrow, I'd like to officially announce the return of Project Blogtober! You remember last year's endeavor to blog every day during my favorite month, and my promise that I would do it again this year. Well, we're doing it again! Here's to blogging every day and enjoying …
Happy Official First Day of Autumn. You know how I feel about this season. Below is Mary Hamrick's poem about the season. Evocative. Autumn by Mary Hamrick Autumn is like an old book: Marred spines turn mean yellow, staples rust red-orange. Every stained page is stressed by a splat of color. Rough-red, like an …
Continue reading "stand on an aged, wood floor like an evergreen."
(Feel free to read the first batch of promises here.) Dear Autumn, I promise to not blame you when the things I hope for during your autumnal months don't come through. After all, your crunchy leaves and orange moon can't really wring people/things/goals into action, can they? I promise to do something about my habit of purchasing pea coats that …
Ask me the last time I went to the gym. Go on, ask me. It's ok. Ask me. Go on. I can't even remember. That's right. All the good work I accomplished in the summer with walking and working out has gone to the dogs. I can't even remember the last time I entered my …
This Square Peg. 