Goddess, I Am.

And so dewy Iris flew down from the sky on saffron-colored wings, trailing a thousand different colors across the sun… - From Virgil’s Aeneid

Here's a fact that I've never spoken of before: much of Thailand terrifies me. It has nothing to do with the country's current political unrest, or scary Thai wannabe kick boxers who beat people up for no reason, or even Thai food, which is scary enough as it is. No, my fears are far worse than that. Read the rest of this entry »

Being in a relationship has many perks, but I think I actually have more than my fair share by living with the boyfriend. Not only do I have a man who's sexy, smart, and funny, I actually have a man who has a fantastic home theater system. Who would've thought I would ever kinda own (I imagine) a 50-inch high definition LCD TV, a PlayStation3 console that plays hi-def Blu-ray discs, a 7.1 speaker system with a kick-ass amplifier, and almost a hundred Blu-ray movies and about 600 standard definition DVDs, none of them bootlegs? The man even has an electric couch that reclines at the push of a button! Yes, I am indeed living the good life in high definition movie heaven. Read the rest of this entry »

Freelance writing online is a dangerous business. There's always the risk of meeting spurious 'clients' who might do a runner after you've delivered your end of the bargain. What these people don't understand is writing isn't as easy as it sounds, especially really good writing. We put in the time and the effort for painstaking research just so we can make our clients happy, so it's definitely unfair to be left uncompensated without so much as a 'buh-bye'. That hurts. That hurts a lot. Read the rest of this entry »

Right now I have about a gazillion things going on, and I think I'm dangerously close to reaching my absolute threshold. I was somehow coerced into taking a full-time job that was only supposed to be a part-time one to begin with, and I suffer through a horrendous commute every day that takes up a lot of my time. I also have a full-time online job, as well as a variety of sundry freelance gigs. Along with a friend of mine, I'm getting ready to launch a little business venture. I also have a full-time relationship that I just can't ignore. My stress levels are sky high right now. I'm always exhausted and half hungry. I can't even remember the last time when I had a good night's sleep! Read the rest of this entry »

My new job has me helping kids write their college application essays for US universities. These are rich kids with hefty trust funds, yes, but they’re also kids who want to make something out of their lives. It’s fun helping them write their essays because their lives are so incredibly colorful and interesting. Most of them are still about to start their senior year in high school, but they’ve already accomplished so many things that most adults will never be able to achieve in their lifetimes. It made me think about myself in high school and what I was up to, which was pretty much no good. Here’s how my college essays would’ve looked like if I had the same opportunities as they do. Read the rest of this entry »