On staying small, man-boobs and looking fear in the eye. I learned a new word today: frisson. Frisson means “a sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear.” Read that again. A sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear. Interesting that one word could capture such bipolar emotions. Excitement or Fear? Have you ever been at the threshold of [...]
On Arianna Huffington, Focus Tattoos, Gratitude, Elizabeth Gilbert and Sigur Rós. “Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.” — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Don Quixote) In the last couple of months, my brain has dried up too. I’ve gone completely out of my mind from [...]
On Anne Lamott, the art of pigeon flying and finding my “wow.” The bass line of an Erykah Badu song pulsed gently in the background as I sat down to breakfast. One egg sunny side up, a crunchy hashbrown–crowned with a glorious grilled tomato–and, of course, my signature blob of ketchup. I considered foregoing the ketchup at [...]
On forgotten business cards, my Jambalaya family and sleeping in the backseat of a minivan. I got a promotion at work last year. Not the kind that results in a corner office, prime parking spot and stock options. But the kind where you get a moderate raise, a fancy title, continue to do your old [...]
On dunking goldfish in tartar sauce, Zen Elmo and finding my true hunger. About four years ago, I got in a heated discussion screaming-sobbing-snot-filled-straight-up-gangsta-fight with a family member who will remain anonymous–let’s call this person “Jo”–about finances (or lack thereof) and my futile attempts at looking for a job. After a month of sending out cover letters and resumes, [...]
