In this day and age, you have to establish SOME sort of online presence. Arguably, staying off the grid entirely sends negative message to friends, employers, and new people you meet. But defining your online presence is a tricky thing. How much do you share? How personal do you get? What is appropriate? (more…)
Once you get past the grossness of your parents doing it, the story of your own conception and birth can be pretty interesting. At least it was to me. What follows is the story of my beginning, with most of the details from my mother. (more…)
I love science and have always thought I could have been a pretty good doctor—except for one thing: the sight of blood makes me instantly nauseous and faint. (more…)
One day, I noticed that bananas were disappearing from my desk at work. I would often buy them for lunch and sometimes not eat them, leaving them on my desk to have for breakfast the next morning. But when I came back in the morning, the banana would usually be gone. Had I lost my mind? Were my coworkers eating them? Stealing them as a joke? Was the nighttime cleanup crew tossing them? I didn’t make a big deal out of it—after all, they were just bananas. (more…)
