Spunky Jargon

I was about 18 when it happened. A song lingering in my conscious, but I could not remember the words. Only the same three notes bounced about repeatedly and never progressed to the chorus. This was not the only occurrence. Occasionally , songs would emerge and with a mania I will try my damnedest to remember them, and I never did.

My father's records were stolen when I was 16. Not many years after, we weren't living with him anymore and, afraid of making him relive his ghosts, I never bothered… Continue

Attitude.

I took a trip to Stop and Shop today with my curls a fun 8-hours-of-work-later mess, in a Jem and the Holograms t-shirt , dark blue jeans and squeaky brown shoes. I felt 13, but the second I stepped out the door my first thought was, "I am the [shizzle] and I own this town." It's my newest mantra and it seems to be appearing on the surface. I get so deeply immersed in these thoughts that my walk changes, my expression is that of the highest confidence...and I notice that everyone glan… Continue

I know. How uncouth of me to use "<3" in reference to a brew as old perhaps as the Egyptians.

I just discovered Leffe Blonde, a Belgian beauty of a beer. One would never guess that it is a "strong beer" as the label denotes. Subtle sweetness, smooth, rich, yummy!

There's one bar in Providence that I love: the Wickendon St. Pub. They serve 99 types of beer and once roped into their "Beer Club," your name will forever line the "Wall of Shame" after finishing their 99th beer. If you ever find… Continue

• owed a crap load of money to the IRS


• had the truck fixed only to have something else break


• was broke because the brother always had to be bailed out for his irresponsibilities


• so broke had to move back in with a disliked mother
  


• had Thanksgiving with nana and uncle's family from California at dad's place
  


• the family dog was put down


• Foodie, the other dog, almost died due to complications of tick diseases


• bought an X-

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I kind of hate the idea of a New Year's resolution. It's not because I'm negative. On the contrary, I'm quite the optimist and I love being this way. It could be that I'm a bit of a nonconformist, but I almost feel that as an individual, one should be resolving issues on a daily basis. It should be part of living, not part of pop culture.

Unfortunately, like much things "pop," popular culture is so damn, well... you know... catchy! And, of course, nonconformists come with their hypocrisies.....… Continue