Category Archives: watch out or I’ll blog about you

I’m Not as Good as Some People Think.

I’m loved.  Who knew? No, but seriously—I’m loved.  Or at least liked.  Which is a nice feeling, you know?  It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be popular.  No, that’s not how it goes… Well, it doesn’t … Continue reading

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{In Which I Try My Hand at Political Satire}

The next time you find yourself face-to-face in a duel against a RCMP officer (that’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or simply “a Mountie”), please choose carefully the weapon you wield.  A handgun might be the obvious choice, but of course … Continue reading

Posted in Canada, failures, fiascos, oh brother what next, watch out or I'll blog about you | 13 Comments

Nobody Calls Me a Quitter {Unless it’s Behind My Back}.

It has been weeks since I’ve answered a reader question here at Archives of Our Lives.  In fact, I’m pretty sure I skipped all of February—but in my defense, it was a short month.  Anyway, there’s no time like the … Continue reading

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Your Mom Has Potential.

I cringe when I hear the word “potential.”  I hate it.  (I don’t use “hate” very frequently.) For as long as people have been judging me, I’ve been told I have a lot of “potential.”  I have the potential to … Continue reading

Posted in Canada, fiascos, mediocrity, my edjumacation and me, watch out or I'll blog about you | 25 Comments

Nobody Listens to My Brain Waves Anymore.

***Preface*** In the comment section of a recent post, a question of the integrity of my blog’s content was implied: Do I make this stuff up?  It’s not the first time I’ve been asked—someone once even accused me of commenting … Continue reading

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Pity the Fool.

Image from here. It’s been a long time since I’ve done a question/answer post, so today I am going to remedy that oversight.  If you’re new to Archives of Our Lives, first of all: WELCOME!  Secondly, here’s how it goes: … Continue reading

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I Don’t Like People.

I am on a rampage. That’s right—I’m mad.  Spitting mad, if you want to know the truth [though the spitting part has more to do with the phlegm I always seem to wake up to every morning, and less to … Continue reading

Posted in fiascos, I hate change, my edjumacation and me, oh brother what next, theories, watch out or I'll blog about you, what I'm about, woe is me | Tagged | 31 Comments