i don't know what possessed me to reach out, but i did.
it was a few years ago when i first saw Erik Cavanaugh dance on a viral video, and i was mesmerized.
it took me a hot minute to…
Oct 8 2021
redefining what it is to be perfect
I am 230-something pounds. It has been a lifelong struggle to love this body. And every time I hear a thinner woman have such struggles too, my heart just breaks for them. I can’t believe society has told all of…
Jul 21 2018
Day 8: Playing tour guide already | Disjointed Dispatches from Montreal
The Radiohead shows are over but I have video clips of the highlights and I watch them over and over. I have two days left in Montreal and I don’t want them to be anticlimactic after the shows. But hell…
Jul 21 2018
Day 7: The place where everything is music | Disjointed Dispatches from Montreal
Breakfast in the hostel and I feel like a different person from last night. I meet my friend from Mexico City, Jennifer, and tell her so. She agrees. We geek out. We talk about all the songs they played and…
Jul 16 2018
Day 6: Radiohead and paper notebooks | Disjointed Dispatches from Montreal
It’s Radiohead Day. It’s Radiohead Day. IT’S RADIOHEAD DAY. I think about wearing my EEEEEEEEEEEED t-shirt all day and see who recognizes it.
This T-shirt is dedicated to the irreplaceable (no matter how hard they try) Ed O’Brien. Ed was…
Jul 15 2018
Day 5: Meeting friends + the Grand Tour | Disjointed Dispatches from Montreal
Taking a chance to meet random strangers on the internet. There’s always a chance it will be awkward but thankfully Sam and Maxim are awesome. I know Sam through a mutual internet friend in the marketing world. I know Maxim…
Jul 14 2018
Day 4: Hurdles all the way down | Disjointed Dispatches from Montreal
Woke up and everything hurts a little less. Today is take it easy day and I do. I don’t know why my Sprint data decided to stop working. I connect to wifi. I don’t know why my Instagram stories aren’t…
Jul 13 2018
Day 3: “Go make art.” | Disjointed Dispatches from Montreal
Slept in. Got some work done before I had to rush out the door to Startupfest. Got a last-minute steeply discounted ticket because they want more queer women in attendance. Hell. Yes. I go to Old Port. It’s old and…
Jul 12 2018
Day 2: “The first step to being Canadian” | Disjointed Dispatches from Montreal
I’m on the top bunk and I toss and turn too much. I get up. It’s early. I go downstairs and get some writing done. I’m working on a song. I can plunk out an idea for it on the…
Jul 12 2018
Intro: Disjointed Dispatches from Montreal
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I am in Montreal for 10 days. I want to keep a journal about it. I miss writing and I always…
Jul 11 2018
Day 1.5: Around every corner | Disjointed Dispatches from Montreal
It’s midday and Croatia won semifinals. I can tell from screams of joy in the street as I was writing from the cafe. (Turns out France wanted Croatia to win because it means they have a chance at winning it…
Jul 11 2018
Day 1: Arriving | Disjointed Dispatches from Montreal
First thing I did when I had the spare cash was book a vacation. Clearly I needed one. It’s been something like 4 or 5 years since I had a proper one. Passports are a tool of the resistance. I…