I have plans with my couch, a loaf of garlic bread, and Wednesday Addams on Netflix

Well. It's happened. I've gone and contracted Covid-19 again. It started small - with a little scratch in my throat and a low cough. Every year, without fail, I'll get sick with some flu or sinus matter, and then it always turns into bronchitis. So I thought I was cool. But no. I'm stuck in my room typing away with the piddling amount of strength I have left, fighting off the fever and phlegm. Lovely, right? Anyway. When I'm sick as a dog, most of the joy that is derived from everyday life gets…

My mom is one of those people who goes absolutely crazy for Christmas . After Thanksgiving, she starts rifling through storage boxes for her incredible collection of Christmas ornaments. She puts up the ancestral advent calendar (made of felt, of course) and spends her evenings piercing oranges with whole cloves to create pomanders. She laboriously strings cranberries into garlands, which she then drapes around the Christmas tree and her cozy home's exterior. Naturally, she demands only the fin…

Growing up in the city my family did a lot of walking . You could probably call us professional pedestrians. The walks we took led us down tree-lined streets and along front yards that were overflowing with flora. Some homes had a few rose bushes or some simple geraniums. Others manicured their tiny lawns, adding tiny decorative trees within their gates, and multi-colored hydrangeas. My mother would always test us on Latin plant names, much to our chagrin. At the end of the day, we were raised…

'I'll let you know' means I'm not coming

Life would be so much easier if I could mark people as spam.

The ancient art of not giving a darn.

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate in November. Thanksgiving is a day of happiness for some - namely our older family members. My family likes to do that whole thing where 30 of us sit in a circle and share what we're thankful for. The moment is one I dread. How the hell do I come up with something even remotely gratitude-adjacent when I feel like life simply sucks? It's a challenge, to be sure. But that moment isn't the only one I dread. I dread having to talk about whatever it is I was…

What dish am I bringing this year? BEEF!

Does it always feel like you're just hanging onto your last shreds of sanity by a thread? Do you feel like the tiniest change in plans could just send you absolutely reeling and over the edge? There's also the possibility that you're so used to the lack of serotonin and dopamine that you feel nothing at all. Well, these memes are for you. Between the seasonal depression that's building as every day grows shorter, and the regular depression, ADHD, anxiety, and other mental afflictions, life can…

Gobble gobble family squabble

There is a certain way to things, and it's called 'my way'.

It's truly impressive how many people will complain about content they've completely elected to engage with. They click a link that says " Random Memes " or something similar and then they whine that they're not to their liking. Well, guess what? Not everyone likes the same exact kind of memes, and as someone who spends time selecting these moderately funny tidbits, I can tell you with complete certainty, that there's is absolutely no way anyone can make everyone happy. If people think the meme…

Time to turn down the radio so I can see better...

Adulting is hard.

Having a blast or frittering away one's time on the world wide web may seem like an easy feat for many internet enthusiasts, but it's really more complicated than one might believe. Boredom has a funny way of diminishing our abilities to seek out intelligent activities, pastimes, or hobbies. And our attention spans are more pathetic than they've ever been before. I swear, it's nearly impossible for me to make it through a forty-minute television episode without feeling antsy, let alone attempt…