A Cactus Named Valentine

Being the thoughts, essayings, introspection and occasional snarkiness of a prickly, green woman.

04 May 2014

the end of an era...has already happened.

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Hello friends, Recently, I've had a couple of friends complain that I haven't updated this blog in forever, and when was there go...
08 December 2013

England flashbacks.

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I was living in England when I really learned what ‘torrents of rain’ meant. On the one hand, this was extremely appropriate. On the other,...
25 November 2013

tales from the closet

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These days, it seems like almost all of my best/favorite clothes are ones only appropriate to wear in the winter. I suspect that this is...
17 November 2013

a terribly late post

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Weeks ago - over a month now, I'm pretty sure - I went on a retreat to Saugatuck, Michigan, with the women of my current church. I was ...
10 September 2013

Street Harassment Ain’t No Thang (and other lies that I tell myself, in order to avoid having, like, emotions)

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“Hey, hey girl. Sit down. I’m givin’ you my seat.” This from a skinny man on the train who was, apparently, determined to get my attentio...
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09 September 2013

I tried to think of something better to share with you today, but truth is, it simply doesn't exist.

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You're welcome.
06 September 2013

An Open Letter to Harvey, the Nonconsensual Roommate

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Dear Harvey, Let me open by saying that of course, I realize that this situation isn’t your fault. Winter is coming, after all, and a n...
05 September 2013

So Apparently Being An Adult Means You Can’t Ride in the Grocery Cart OR The Laundry Basket, aka This Sucks, and To Top It All Off, the Laundromat Doesn’t Have WiFi

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Happy Thor’s Day, people of the internet! META-THOR. Full disclosure - I am actually writing this ahead of time, on Wednesday. Al...
04 September 2013

I still think apologies are stupid (but only most of the time)

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When I was a kid, and having one of the (in retrospect, many) passive-aggressive-cold-war-turned-violent-blood-feud fights that my siblings...
05 August 2013

not with a whimper, but with a BANG

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Hello again, internet friends! I know, it's been forever. I missed you too. HEARTS. Last weekend, I (almost without realizing it) cele...
01 May 2013

a medium-length ramble

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begin with the assumption that you are Enough. I currently have these words hanging on my wall, above my desk, right next to my comp...
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25 April 2013

The eventfulest day.

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And some days you end up standing in the rain, covered in mud, wondering why the heck your magic hammer is so heavy all of a sudden. It...
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