Buffalo Chicken Dip Chicken McNuggets w/ fries CAKE! Chocolate AND white Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Pancake Puppies at Denny’s A bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich (speaking of bacon…) Chocolate milkshake Butter and noodles Chicken Fettuccine Cheese fries Bean and cheese burritos Macaroni and cheese Guess who

I know, right? I’ve never been known for my sunshine, but look at me now! I’ve been nominated for a Sunshine Award by the Attorney At Large! Well, it’s more of a writing assignment, not an award, but that’s okay because I’ve been needing some writing prompts for this blog for awhile now. Here i

I’ve been in a rather dark mood lately. So, when Netflix suggested the category ‘Horror Movies from the 1970′s’ in my queue, I thought, Oh Netflix! You just looked into my eyes and saw my soul! In honor of my birthday, I decided to watch something from the year I was born. The first one

Today’s my birthday!  I’ve made it through another year on this crazy planet!  But this day in history is not all about me.  Here’s some random, noteworthy events that have also happened on March 1st: 1893: Nikola Testla gives the first public demonstration of the radio. 1912: Albert Berry makes the fir

Another blog post suggestion, this one from Janet (a.k.a. Tastee):  what advice would you give to yourself 10 years ago? 20 years ago? Jesus, this is a hard question to answer without using cliches that’ll cause my eyes to roll up into the back of my head.  I’m going to try my best not to

Another writing prompt, this one suggested by Shelley. Here’s a list of some of my favorite things: Diet Dr. Pepper. I need my caffeine and I don’t drink coffee.  Yes, I like being a pepper, too. Diner Food, because I like greasy food and eating breakfast for lunch. My Roku Player. I got one of

Question I posted on Formspring/Twitter/Tumblr today: What should my next blog post be about? Zanny suggested: Something that happened to you as a kid that you thought was completely unfair. Oh man, where do I start? I was assigned the roll as ‘bad kid’ from an early age, which meant that often I got accused

In the spirit of The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, here are two memoirs I’ve recently read that focus on determination rather than victimization: Breaking Night by Liz Murray. Liz’s story is about her drug-addict parents, her life as a homeless teenage runaway in NYC, and her determination to get an education

Ten years ago today, I registered the domain nevafeva.com. I didn’t do much with it until the summer, when I first learned what a blog was. I knew I wanted one, so I signed up with Salon Blogs, which eventually died and was reborn as Open Salon. My first blogging software was Radio Userland, which [...]

I got a Kindle Touch for Christmas last week. I know, I know. I’m sentimental about books made of paper as much as anyone else. However, I’m really enjoying my new e-reader. I still can’t justify buying an e-book for $9.99 when I could find a used copy in print for a fraction of that. [...]

With the new year quickly approaching us, I thought I’d take a look back at the last twelve months. For the first time in a long time, I can honestly say I will end a year in a better place than when I started it. This is what making slow progress feels like and it [...]

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Today marks the official end of this year’s NaNoWriMo. Although it ended for me a few weeks ago at approximately ten thousand words, I still feel like I’ve accomplished something as a writer. I didn’t end up with anything worth saving, but I did learn something about my writing process. This year, I thought I [...]

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I’m a victim of my own insides. There was a time when I wanted to know everything … It used to make me very unhappy, all that feeling. I just didn’t know what to do with it. But now I’ve learned to make that feeling work for me. I’m full of emotion and I want [...]

While falling asleep, sometimes I remember things I forgot and sometimes I think up things I want to remember, but will forget.  Like most people, this happens to me all of the time.  I tell my sleepy brain, don’t forget this! and repeat my brilliant thought over and over in my head in hopes it [...]

(via Sean. Previously posted here on 11/29/08) The destructive character knows only one watchword: make room; only one activity: clearing away. His need for fresh air and open space is stronger than any hatred. The destructive character is young and cheerful…it cheers because everything cleared away means to the destroyer

In twelve more days, the madness of writing a novel in 30 days begins!  (If you’re unfamiliar with NaNoWriMo, check out their site).  I’ve failed miserably in the past, but I have high hopes for this year for the following reasons: I’m much better prepared for it and I’m putting together a

Last month, when I went into Supercuts for a trim, the stylist tried to sell me some It’s A 10 Miracle Leave-In Product. Since I already have several half-empty bottles of different kinds of hair product at home, I left with some sprayed on my wet hair and nothing more. Later, when I was at [...]

–She underlines the fuck scenes for ya? Jesus, if she underlines the fuck scenes for ya, she must worship the ground you walk on. –They teach you how to underline in college. –Not the fuck scenes, they don’t. Braden, you gotta learn to put out more, you know what I mean? –Slap Shot (1977)

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Two weeks ago, I screwed up big time and accidentally formatted the external hard drive that had all my saved files on it. Yeah, I know. Bad, bad news. When I realized what I had done, initially, I felt nothing. No sick feeling in my stomach, no crying. Nada. I thought, when’s the last time [...]

“What made [Amy] Winehouse intoxicating was that she blended vintage style with the fashion industry’s love for destruction, for fetishizing imperfections, and for elevating broken-down beauty…there’s nothing more old-fashioned than treating high designs, expensive clothes, or rare jewels as somethin

(Originally posted on 7.5.2010) “Live or die, but don’t poison everything.” –Saul Bellow. I’ve fallen in love with the HBO series Six Feet Under and just finished watching the third season. I watched the first two discs (5 episodes) of the fourth season on Friday night. The last episode I saw w

I’ve always hated that rehab song, mostly because I knew it would become a punchline. I fell in love with ‘Back to Black’ the first time I heard it. It immediately went into heavy rotation. Same with ‘You Know I’m No Good’. “And I tread a troubled track, my odds are stacked, I’

Although I’m disappointed that Diaspora didn’t catch on like I had hoped, I’m glad Google+ has gained some popularity recently (as least among the ‘geek’ crowd of early adopters). Google+ is Google’s new social network. I’ve read several articles about all the nifty things it does,

I haven’t listened to Aimee Mann’s Bachelor No. 2, or the last remains of the dodo in several years. Transferring this CD to my computer and iPod was long overdue. It’s very soothing, especially if you’re feeling melancholy, which I have been lately. It’s an amazing album. When Aimee Mann compl