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I Need A Starbucks Name
While it’s a bit of a joke how Starbucks tends to butcher people’s names, it happened to me once again. I’m fairly certain I enunciated “JENN” rather clearly in expectation of the possibility, which is worse when you are in a crowded coffee shop. As I chuckled about how Jenn ended up being “Karen”, I contemplated again whether I should give myself a “starbucks name” – something unique yet simple so it could not be misunderstood. After all, I have gone by many names. My given name is Jennifer, but when I was younger, my family called me by “Jenny”. In fact, I was “Jenny” until high school, where in…
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Surrender (Or, When a Tweezer Leads You Astray)
Forget it. I give up. I surrender. Some days, my focus is there and I can write like a demon. Other days? There’s a chin hair that I keep playing with. And my desk is cluttered. And I have words in my head that are coming out all wrong, or not at all. I stare at my laptop. I fight to stay focused. And then I give up. I go to my car, pull out of the garage – and grab the car tweezers, because, seriously, is there any better light than in the front seat of your car looking in the visor mirror? (And yes, I have car tweezers…
