Cabin Fever

Dear Independence,

I miss you. More than you will ever know. Please come whisk me away. Make sure to leave that Responsibility fellow behind this time, though. Thanks.

Much love,

Rachelskirts

On Behalf of Chocoholics Everywhere

Dear Hershey's,

I recently stumbled across two giant Hershey's Kisses (affectionately named "Hershey's Make-Outs" by some) that I purchased shortly after Valentine's Day. The Make-Outs were meant to be sent to friends, but I never remembered to put the care packages …

Lazy Children Left Behind

I signed up for classes at my community college two years ago just to avoid paying student loans, but I never really attended the classes or did the homework. As a result, I have a really nice 0.0 GPA there. No big deal, since I never planned to return. …

New Guest Blog Series

My good pal Michael, who can be found over yonder at 3intheam.com, has graciously offered to write a short series of guest posts filled with late night tips. Most of the internet junkies I know (myself included) are insomniacs and/or night-owls, and I personally am …

Late Night Tips: Books

Note from Rachelskirts: This is the first in a series of guest blog posts brought to you by Michael. Enjoy!

So, books are officially the coolest thing since cool came to Cool Town, right? Can we all agree on that? Good. Now, there are books, and there are books. Some …

Post-It Glue: The Bond of Love

My dad often makes a lunch for me to take to work. In his mind, I am seven years old and really into books and ballet and classical music and math. Thankfully, I still eat like a seven-year-old, so things work out well. The best part of this lunch-making tradition is …

Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a Caterpillar

Meet my new friend! His name is Harry, and he likes long walks on the sidewalk. His fuzzy brand of cuteness stole my heart immediately, but then Cute Tuesday Boy showed up (out of the blue) and stole it right back. *sigh* So many men. So little time.

Forgotten Memories

I've been reading through White Oleander, which I picked up at the library's book sale a few weeks ago. I keep finding hidden treasures in the books, like this square card from Panache Restaurant. There's a giant coffee stain on the back. I don't want to know where …

You Wouldn't Know a Good Thing

Today was great. I stayed up until three o'clock in the morning reading a book and crying and talking online. I fell asleep between a pile of tissues and a pile of blankets. I woke up with swollen eyelids and still looked amazing. I lost two pounds by eating a pint …

Holding on to Something

You hear stories all the time of people who should have died from their internal bleeding, from their cancer, from their old age. They should have died, but they didn't. They held on for something -- family, friends, kittens, true love (or to blave).

If I ran you …

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