Erin C's Blog (8)

So, on campus, there is a homeless man who stands in one place, everyday, and asks for quarters. He is tall, lean, fairly clean for someone without more than a doorway to sleep in. Personally, he puts me on edge, because he is so forward. I think it has more to do with his direct manner: "Hey! Long hair! Do you have a quarter?" " Hey, lezzie, do you have a quarter?" "Hey, short stuff, do you have a quarter?" I'm sure you get the idea. Today I talked to him, instead of staring at my feet. He as… Continue

I got red peek-a-boo rock star streaks in my hair today! It may not seem like much, but I've had the same hair for five years and it was time to do something. I also got seven inches trimmed. My hair is still long, but now it won't get stuck between the chair and my lower back. … Continue

My husband's noticing of said earrings was to note that they were 1) new and 2) not dangerous. They also seemed to be shiny. My new thing for today, yes, I managed to work one in even during the Birthday Tour madness, was to answer a call from an Unknown number. It turns out that this company had been calling for an Angela Wazzherface, not me. So, maybe that will lessen the tide of junk calls I get every day. The operator on the other end seemed genuinely refreshed by my, I think, rather blandl… Continue

I have often said over the past few months that I feel very constricted by my current life. After talking with Emily, it became clear that part of this may be how conservatively I present myself. How weird. Anyway, she challenged me to try one new thing everyday for a month, even if it is small. I'm going to give it a try. Today's new thing was wearing earrings for no "reason". I've had pierced ears since two weeks before my 7th birthday, as I convinced my mother I should be able to wear new e… Continue

So...I started a new medicine in February. It started off slowly, pushing away the terrors, the over-reaction to random sounds, shadows on the walls. Then the nightmares stopped. I realized about six weeks ago I didn't want to hide under the blankets anymore, didn't want to sleep all day. All nice changes, but nothing that any other medicine hadn't done for me. About a month ago, I started really wanting to do things again. Not just school or sex, but simple things, like enjoying a warm shower… Continue

Qassia is my new internet obsession - I love the idea of intel. It's currently an invitation-only Beta, so if any of you would like to try it out, you can use my link: Erin C. Enjoy! - Erin C. Continue

In what is surely an interesting spin on the concept of a dowry, an Iranian court has order a man to 'pay' his wife the 124,000 roses he promised on their betrothal. Apparently, the woman in question decided to go to court after ten years of manage to "punish her very stingy husband."

While I certainly do not… Continue

While working on a more substantial article for the mom body image page, I ran across a great article by Margaret Cho. Though we don't know each other, it seems that we have made our journey towards confidence in our respective physical appearances together. - Erin C. I went on a radio show recently and the DJ asked me, “What if you woke up tomorrow and you were beautiful?” What do you mean, “What if?” He continued, “What if y… Continue