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Depressed copywriter rewrites ads.  Best new Tumblr. Everyone should fall in love this summer: Sometimes Thought Catalog gets it really wrong, but this is NOT one of those times. Have you ever wanted to write the perfect letter that straddles the line between funny but super pissed-off? This letter from a son to his mother made [...]

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I’m not a diva.

Last week, Linda asked if I would vlog for the Totes Awesome Channel. And I did! The question was: If I were a celebrity what would be on my rider? (Did I use that word correctly? It’s a noun, right?) Basically, a rider is a list of stuff that celebrities request when they’re performing. If [...]

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Be my muse

The other day on Twitter, a bunch of us had a whirlwind of a conversation about blogging. (Heather posted about it here.) Boy, did I have a lot of thoughts on the matter. The next morning I couldn’t help but accept that while I have a lot of thoughts, none of those thoughts produce action-filled [...]

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Keep walking

I live with an anxiety disorder and depression. During sane times, I manage both very well. In fact, I karate-chop the hell out of those disorders with medication, good food, no alcohol and exercise. I also do things that make me happy and surround myself with non-assholes. It usually works like a charm. But still, [...]

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Win a signed copy of Hope Dies Last: Lessons in Love!

_____ “It goes Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and Valentine’s Day. Is that fair to anyone who’s alone? If you didn’t get around to killing yourself on Christmas or New Year’s – Boom! There’s Valentine’s Day for you. There should be a holiday after Valentine’s Day called:  ‘Are you still here?’“ – Comedian Laura Kightlinger – [...]

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I’m on a plane

A few years ago, I had told my therapist at the time that I felt like I didn’t know where I was going, I didn’t know what I was doing, and I didn’t even know what direction I was moving in. “I feel stuck.” That’s when she told me about the plane metaphor. “That reminds [...]

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The small country that will

I don’t think I’ve ever heard my neighbourhood more quiet than on August 13, 2004. The city was swollen with so much pride that there was no room for loud voices. I don’t know if it was like this in all homes, but in our house, in the few minutes before the Opening Ceremony of [...]

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I ♥ Mondays (& so should you)

Did you know that the work week -Monday to Friday- is not a global phenomenon? Personally, I only became aware of this about five years ago when I dated a man who worked half days on Fridays because his firm’s main clients were in Dubai. Turns out in Dubai, the work week starts on Sunday [...]

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