Things I know this year, that I did not know last

I know. I knoooooooooow. We are only 12 days into the new year and already I’m going to bust my enlightened self all on your ass. But you know, I’ve had entire years where the total learning experiences has culminated in learning: 1. The darker the liquor the more likely you are going to want to stab yourself the next morning 2. When your stack of jeans is almost taller of you, it’s time to stop buying 3. Using your student loan to buy jeans will result in you wanting to stab yourself for 5 years after you graduate.

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And yet I’m shocked that I’ve turned to sleeping pills

Here’s a pretty accurate run-down of what goes through my head as soon as it hits my pillow…

Dear (yes, I start out with “Dear”- is that weird?) Higher Power, or you know, controller of the Universe,

I wonder if other people call you “Higher Power” when they talk to you before going to sleep. I’m sorry, everyone calls you something different but I like Higher Power. It sounds like a name of an early 90′s boy band that didn’t quite reach Backstreet Boys status. Probably because their outfits matched a little too closely (Higher Power, not Backstreet Boys. Although, …READ MORE