One of my friends, who unfortunately still works for an Evil Empire, sent me a note the other day expressing how elated she was to finally have a day off, after working 7 days/week for many months in a row. As I thought about how happy I was for her, I remembered that, once upon […]
MoreI have been working for the man across the street for several days now. It has become increasingly apparent that His and Her Jackassholiness are completely indecisive and nothing seems to ever run on schedule with this project. Thus, I have decided to continue to drive alone in the mornings. I generally take my sweet ass time and don’t leave the […]
MoreI have started working recently for my mom’s neighbor part-time. As a contractor, he does quite a bit of home improvement work here in the area. Since I also know he is reading this, I will keep it nicey nice. The short of it……his work style is much different from mine…..it is a disaster! You […]
MoreAs I recently wrote for RecoveringYogi, it is a challenge to tell if your new “yogi” boyfriend or girlfriend is for real or not. Read on to find out…….This is just a minor hint of the emotional abuse I endured over the course of our time together. I recently celebrated my birthday, and am reminded […]
MoreWithin us all exists a balance of dark and light. When the pendulum swings too hard towards the dark side of life, it will inevitability return back towards the light with equal and opposite force.Recently, as I was rising towards glory, my ego reached the limit of self-righteousness and the pendulum veered back with such […]
MoreIt is amazing to me how fast time flies when you are wallowing in your own shit. I am working on a post today about a recent trip to Denver – recent, as in SIX weeks ago. I guess I got a little side tracked hunting down Pimp-Mobiles my bad…… I wanted to give a […]
MorePublished on August 4, 2011 on recoveringyogi When I began teaching yoga five years ago, I made it a personal rule I would not date someone within my yoga community, especially one of my students. Workplace romances are always risky – you must consider the possibility that if the relationship dies, the other person will live […]
MorePeople drive as slow as molasses in Florida. I know what you are going to say……that’s because they’re all old people. Not so in Jacksonville. According to City Data, the median age, 33.8 years, here is much younger, whereas the rest of Florida is 38.7. It is just summer in the South, and it is Holy […]
MoreBy Laura: The feeling of asphyxiation began with a rush of pleasure. As my breath left my body, he charged into my soul faster and faster, with great intensity. The adrenalin coursed through my veins and I felt the high that the illusion of power promises. Without oxygen, my body releases endorphins in an […]
MoreAs I was leaving DC recently, I was struck with great appreciation for meeting such an eclectic mix of people and was grateful to have many thoughtful, intelligent conversations with each of them. DC folks love their conversations, as well as their debates. After partaking in so many wonderful discussions over the past week or […]
MoreRecently, I had the pleasure of staying with a dear friend in DC for 10 days. I had not been to DC since I was 11 – for a 6th grade field trip. We toured all of the proper historical sites that a 6th grader should when they are learning about the establishment of our […]
MoreFollowing is a sample of an Abnormal Psychology research project I worked on. The research was prompted based on personal experiences while interacting with several Narcissistic people in my personal and professional life. The research helped me to understand the motivation of their behavior. By establishing clear boundaries in each of these relationships, I am better able […]
MoreThe guy who bought my old place reported to one of my old neighbors in the building, he is still receiving mail for me. I know it is normal when you move that your crap-tas-tic catalogs will still be mailed to the old address for eternity – I remember receiving mail periodically for a person […]
MoreSaturday morning the door bell rang – at 7:30am. I was still in bed, amazingly enough – since I have got into a nasty habit of awaking around 5:30am these days. Immediately, I thought – “Wow, the Jehovah’s Witnesses are getting their start earlier and earlier these days.” My mom answered the door, I heard […]
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