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I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.
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NoJoMo 23:20 in NoJoMo 2023
What are three things you do well? Writing. At least, I think I do it well. I want to be a paid writer, but I have no clue how you even get started as a freelancer, or how/if you can get hired ...
NoJoMo 23:19 in NoJoMo 2023
Self-care Sunday. What’s your favorite form of self-care? Probably the stuff that’s less pleasant than eating an entire Trader Joe’s death row cake, to be honest. Remembering my vitamin D supplem...
NoJoMo 23:18 in NoJoMo 2023
Almost everyone likes listening to music. What are some songs currently on your playlist? “Rock the Casbah” by The Clash “Legend of a Cowgirl” by Imani Coppola “Is That Good?” by Jack Haley and...
NoJoMo 23:16-17 in NoJoMo 2023
There’s a lot I want to say about Israel and Palestine, but as maybe the only (kind-of, sort-of, according to Pew, anyway) Jew on Prosebox, I end up thinking about the response, and, well… Jon St...
NoJoMo 23:15 in NoJoMo 2023
Three things you would do if you weren’t afraid. Queso… There is almost nothing I won’t do because I’m afraid. I think the only thing is “jumping out of a plane,” but that has a lot less to do wi...
NoJoMo 23:14 in NoJoMo 2023
Try it Tuesday - What is something you’ve always wanted to try? At the moment, I’d like to have a book published. I’ve been working on one since January, when I took a class called Writing a Book...
NoJoMo 23: 12-13 in NoJoMo 2023
I have lentil-potato soup on the stove, let’s do this! Let’s be nice to ourselves today. What’s your favorite things about yourself? I’m a good cook. Not everything I make is a winner, but I def...
NoJoMo: 10-11 in NoJoMo 2023
What are five (5) core beliefs that you live your life by? In my experience, life sucks. But if you’re lucky enough to have a good friend and/or a family that cares, it doesn’t have to suck qui...
NoJoMo 23:9 in NoJoMo 2023
Thirsty Thursday! What do you like to drink - alcoholic and nonalcoholic? I’m mostly into nonalcoholic drinks these days, because I’ve been having major hangxiety whenever I have something boozy....
NoJoMo 23:8 in NoJoMo 2023
Something no one else knows is… Who came up with the bass line for “Under Pressure.” While John Deacon was Queen’s bassist, he claims that David Bowie came up with the riff, while Bowie, Brian Ma...
NoJoMo 23:7 in NoJoMo 2023
What’s your biggest pet peeve about yourself? I’m incapable of forming habits, with the singular exception of putting on my seat belt every time I get in a car. Let me give you an example: For mo...
NoJoMo 23:6 in NoJoMo 2023
What is something you’re weirdly good at without having had formal training or much practice? …You know, I don’t know. I’ve been writing online too long, and now officially have a degree in Engli...
NoJoMo 23:5 in NoJoMo 2023
National Donut Day! Do you like donuts? What’s your favorite? I do like donuts! My favorite are vanilla cream, maple glazed, and blueberry. I’ve heard that the Middlebury Co-Op has excellent donu...
NoJoMo 23:4 in NoJoMo 2023
If you could go back in time and visit one event in history, where would you go and why? Hm… I think I’d like to go back and see the 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike, aka the Bread and Roses strike, ...
NoJoMo 23:3 in NoJoMo 2023
It’s Friday! What’s your plans for the weekend? Well, my birthday is tomorrow, so.... I’m gonna hit up Aldi in Rutland for some staples (I am desperately low on rice). Yeah, I’m 35; I don’t do an...
NoJoMo 23:2 in NoJoMo 2023
What are your goals for this month? So this morning, I thought I wouldn’t have an answer to this question. I don’t “do” goals, much like I don’t do New Year’s resolutions, because I don’t think o...
NoJoMo 23:1 in NoJoMo 2023
Introduce yourself! Include a photo if you’re up to it. ‘Sup, Prosebox? I’m Pretend Mulling. This is my makeup from last night. I put glitter gel on my cheeks and forehead, but for whatever reas...
Only the unloved hate in Those Public Entries
I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man - white. We ...
Jean Twenge is a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad researcher. in Those Public Entries
ETA: Title change. And I, for one, am exhausted by the fact that she has designated herself The Voice Of Reason between Millennials and older generations. From the author of Generation Me: My Res...
Can someone be too old to hold office? That age-old question was front and center last week after awkward episodes from two of the oldest members of the U.S. Senate. On Wednesday, Sen. Mitch McCo...
As this post I shared on Facebook says: America was such bitch on Friday and now expects us to attend her birthday party on Tuesday? I don't think so, sweetie.— Sophie Vershbow (@svershbow) July ...
The Witch Trials of JK Rowling in Those Public Entries
The TL;DW version: “Convincing JK Rowling that trans people are valid/not dangerous perverts is non-productive. She is not the Main Character of Reality, whatever amount of main character energy...
I want to show you one of my favorite scene from the Indiana Jones series. Let me direct your attention to one particular bit of dialogue: Elsa: Is that what you think of me? I believe in the...
"Come Fly the (Occasionally) Friendly Skies." in Those Public Entries
Biden administration proposing rule changes to compensate passengers for flight delays By Maureen Groppe, published 5/9/23 WASHINGTON — The Biden administration wants to require airlines offer co...
Conservative Snowflakes in Those Public Entries
I mean, me? I love being called a snowflake by the same crowd that craps its collective drawers over beer, children’s media, breakfast cereals, and the skin color of mythical creatures.
