Can someone please explain to me what the hell a “Couples Shower” is? Because I just don’t even know anymore.
My friend Mara, the same one who got married in all kinds of annoying ways, who went AWOL after ascending to the state of wifedom, and who is now in the family way; has sent me a [...]
Six more weeks (or in Chicago-speak, we’ll be looking at May/June)…
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It took another blogger’s writing to help me tap into something I’ve been carrying around inside me; unable to acknowledge nor articulate for some time. From her words on hope and crushes, I found myself commenting about my own crush, then thinking more about what I realized therein…
My crush is on the memory of who [...]
I was going to take the easy way out, send an anonymous entry into The Secret Project, but that would be the cowardly thing to do about something I feel oddly strong about. I stand by what I’m about to write, even though I already know how it’s going to come off and am certain [...]
Let’s see, how was that again? In 2009 I…
Moved to wordpress and renamed Speaking of… to Nic Narrates.
Got The Cough.
Went through another stupid break up.
Swore. A lot.
Convalesced and found happiness again at the beach.
Quit the gym.
Met a reader, then dated and fell for him.
Happy cried on my birthday.
Began the inevitable loss of a close friend.
Wrote [...]
It’s a reflective time of year and for me the end of the 00’s, as they’re calling them, not only marks the end of the decade but also the end of my 20s. I guess you could say it’s gotten me thinking.
Quite simply, I’m not at all where I thought I’d be as I approach [...]
Not to be a jerk or anything, but let’s have a little chat about the whole Tiger Woods thing, shall we?
I should preface what I’m about to say with a ”cheating is never okay, nor EVER justified” disclaimer. That said, can any of us really be that surprised that he cheated? People cheat all of the time- [...]
