Tag: Thoughts

A tired attempt to make sense of the over-labeled, under-loved, and exhausting world of being queer and trying to survive becoming a spectacle. A Light Introduction I’ve struggled with whether or not to write anything about my queer experience (especially in Utah) for a while now, mainly for two reasons. One being that there are…

It’s a random March evening, dumping rain outside. I’m tangled up in my blanket on my bed, one leg stuck out to ventilate the heat. And I really don’t know what is making me write this, but I think it’s a whim worth following. I don’t have a lot of memories of Granddad. That isn’t…

Normally I’m very careful about how I think about others. I don’t like how easy it can be to fall into the trap of silently judging the people around me; hatred is a weakness that I’m working very hard to dispel from every part of me. But it turns out, there is a very funny…

I sit in bed, listening to the rattle of my apartment’s apocalyptically loud AC unit. I shift my legs every which way, because today I’ve done lots of walking and we did legs in weightlifting, and now they’re a bit sore.  A vindictive, angry man is heading the country again. I don’t read the news…

I’ve been thinking a lot about myself lately (wow, okay egomaniac) and the way I’ve turned out. We’ll be generous with the phrase “turned out,” since I think 20 years old is a bit early to call it. But I’m thinking more about little 5-year-old Anna and 8-year-old Anna, and what they’d think of 20-year-old…

Seriously, guys. I’ve had it up to here with this. Okay, before we begin, I’d like to make you imagine something. (I’d say close your eyes, but then you wouldn’t be able to read this, so keep them open.) Imagine that your beloved friend is finally coming for their very first visit at your house.…

I’m convinced there is nothing quite as funny as the inner workings of office life. I’ve only been a part of it for a little over seven months, but I’m thoroughly enjoying myself. I understand why people are business majors now! I ended up at the business ethics conference as a mandatory work thing —…

I’m currently experiencing truly majestic levels of stress over stupid things, so I’m making a vague list of what I want to do this summer. Feel free to join me: Let’s see how well I do!

Okay, that’s a weird title. I’ll admit that. (But it got your attention, right?) There’s a lot that’s going into this allegory I’ll get rolling in a second here, but before I can, I want to make sure you’re familiar with the story of Frankenstein and his monster. Frankenstein Abridged Frankenstein (the doctor) spends a…

Much of this was transplanted from my journal, where I started a list shortly after realizing I wasn’t sad anymore. I added some, and thought it was worth sharing. This list is updated frequently. Come back whenever you need something nice to read! Making art. Walking in the dark. Fun scary stories. Dogs. My family.…

I’m having a hard time putting this into words. I’ve written and deleted like four lengthy paragraphs now, and each time I feel like I’ve fallen short of the deceptively simple message I’m trying to convey. I read an article about the man who interviewed Mr. Rogers, and it just touched me. I’ve been thinking…

The new semester is upon me! One of my new classes is Civilization Literature, and on the first day, my professor gave us very interesting food for thought. “Congratulations!” he told us, “You’ve just invented a time machine. And now, you’re stuck in Ancient Egypt forever.” He asked us to think—assuming we survived the initial…

When I was little, I could fall asleep on the couch in my clothes, and wake up in bed in my pajamas, teddy bear in hand. — How did that happen, Dad? I have no idea! Then of course, came the phase of pretending to be asleep so that someone would carry me from the…

I’m grateful for my ability to keep going no matter what, and for the family that made me that way. Short and sweet. That’s all :] November 24, 2023