Maria Yagoda

It's like a Hitchcock movie, you know, where you're thrown into a rubber bag and put in the trunk of a car. You find people. You find them.

rainy days

Can be wonderful.

I really enjoy being trapped inside, because it forces me to buckle down and do things, or seriously consider buckling down and doing things. I like that I don’t have to feel worthless for staying horizontal in bed all day. 

For example, yesterday I watched about four hours of online television. I also took my clothes out of my suitcase and put them in the drawer. I didn’t have to think, maybe I should go out and see the sun, or, maybe I should run errands, or maybe I should eat food that isn’t delivery chinese. It’s liberating. I should live every day like it’s a rainy day: guilt free and self-indulgent. 

At the same time, it hasn’t even been 24 hours of my indoors marathon and my body is already going into vitamin D withdrawal and is confused about my immobility. 

great new talent

My precious, precious baby boy.

My precious, precious baby boy.

i just moved into college

And so begins my senior year. I am so old. Today I looked around at all the bright-eyed, impressional, eager, and energetic freshman. So the opposite of me. And I felt old. 

last day at fresh air

Unfortunately, on Friday I have to go back to getting an education, which means I’ll be leaving my temporary stint at Fresh Air. It has been such a wonderful past few weeks helping out at such a wonderful show with such a wonderful group of people. I wish my vocabulary were more sophisticated so I could express this better.  I guess what I’m trying to say is that it was a wonderful experience. 

Important things I’ve learned:

  • The Internet is full of false information. 
  • Donuts are delicious and should be eaten at all costs.
  • Bosses can be wonderful. 
  • I can’t sit in a chair for more than an hour.
  • There are many religious fanatics in America.
  • A lot of people write books, and a lot of them are bad. 
  • The people at Fresh Air are unbelievably talented at what they do.
  • I want a donut now.

michael scott gets the human condition

Do I need to be liked? Absolutely not. I like to be liked. I enjoy being liked. I have to be liked. But it’s not like this, compulsive, need, to be liked. Like my need to be praised.