Epiphany
Sometimes things which *should* be obvious are not. We’re so occupied elsewhere that we miss what’s in front of our face. That happened to me the other day. I was catching a bus downtown for SXSW, and it dawned on… Read moreEpiphany
Tag: mental health
**trigger warning** We have to be able to talk about suicide
A queer and homeless acquaintance posted a suicide note on FB tonight. He was an activist and friends were able to mobilize and locate him. He is now checked into the hospital. But I just saw him last night at… Read more**trigger warning** We have to be able to talk about suicide
Life and Death
I know I haven’t written for a while. But a lot of things have converged lately that I want to try to make sense of. Jose Esteban Munoz died earlier this week. I drew heavily from his book Cruising Utopia… Read moreLife and Death
The Power of Words
I’m usually not a huge fan of labels. I prefer to self-identify in ambiguous terms. Life is complicated and if I learned anything in graduate school it’s that dichotomies are always false, if easier for the human brain to comprehend… Read moreThe Power of Words
Metaphors
Maybe it’s because I am (was?) an English major. Maybe it’s because I am fairly introspective. But today a few situations in my life which are metaphors for my mind-state about other situations came to the surface. I’ve been trying… Read moreMetaphors
Inertia
I think I’m suffering from inertia. Like, an object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. This was an especially bad week at work. But… Read moreInertia
Thoughts in the Bath
Tonight the sunset was beautiful here. And I felt grateful to see it. It is a small blessing in my life that it is no longer pitch black when I get off work… nothing is worse than feeling it’s the… Read moreThoughts in the Bath
What are the odds?
I’m a pretty introspective person. That’s why I have a blog, for instance. I know that creating narratives is an important facet of human experience, and that how we make sense of our experiences and lives matters. I was re-reading… Read moreWhat are the odds?
Contientious Objecter
I’ve hardly gotten anything productive done this weekend. Thinking about going to work tomorrow puts my stomach in knots. I might be able to do substitute teaching, but it doesn’t pay well and the work isn’t guaranteed. So if they… Read moreContientious Objecter