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Bloggy Blog #31

  Note to the Chapstick I left under the couch for about a month  Look, it wasn't my fault, so I don't know why you're so upset with me. If anything, it certainly wasn't deliberate. Many factors came into play as to how you wound up staying under there, but I won't get into too much of them for the sake of brevity. You see, many moons ago I fell in love with one of your forefathers. I don't think he was a father per se, but he resembled you. A lot. He might have been a different flavor, however. Needless to say, at first I was hesitant to put him on my lips. There was just something about him, you know? This little tiny stick taking its cap off and rubbing it all around the outside of my mouth - I mean who does that? It's kind of rude. But soon I found out that it was not rude, and very much necessary. He was a blessing in disguise, especially after brushing my teeth. Our relationship blossomed. Soon I was using him multiple times a day. It felt di...

Bloggy Blog #30

January 1995: I was about to begin my second semester at a community college in Troy, New York. My grades the fall semester were fairly decent, and I was looking forward to taking some classes outside of my comfort zone - namely, creative writing and biology. Biology because I was absolutely horrific with the sciences in high school. Whether or not I even bothered to try in high school is always up for debate, but I can tell you for a fact I did not try with biology because I hated it, and not due to typical teen malaise. Years prior to this class, I ventured on a field trip. One of the chaperones for this trip had a googly looking eye, and I kept making fun of it. Little did I know that she was behind me a few of those moments I pointed it out to others. She said nothing then, but likely digested every insult I uttered that trip.    Fast forward to my senior year of high school. AP Biology - this lady is now my teacher. How I managed to make it through her class without e...