Author Archives: adrienne

9
Mar

ties

It’s always a surprise when… … the ties that are tight end up being the ones you have least in common with. … the ties that are loose are the ones you have the most in common with. … the “ties-are-tight” people get jealous of friendships t… Continue reading →

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8
Mar

The sick mood cycle

Today’s truth comes in bullet points / stream-of-consciousness: When I am feeling unwell, I get into a really nasty mood combination of self-pity, irritability, and general discomfort. Nothing feels right. This happens even when I am a little sick… Continue reading →

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7
Mar

sick

… not in the “rad” or “cool” or “I’m so impressed” way. Sick as in ill. Under the weather. BLAH. I think I just have a regular cold. It’s been a while, so ehhh… I suppose it’s due time. I have a nasty sore throat and a bit of a cough, some con… Continue reading →

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6
Mar

Music is good, but…

I am not sure if I’ve mentioned before that I listen to music while I run. Until really recently, I’ve mostly been listening to rap while I run. The reason for this is primarily that the energy in rap and hip-hop is so intense that I think it help… Continue reading →

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5
Mar

The sleep is not enough

Today’s truth is very simple: I don’t get as much sleep as I should. And this is bad. And from time to time, the universe pops in to remind me of this. Today’s reminders were, in order: waking up with a scratchy throat and sneezes (never good) a l… Continue reading →

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4
Mar

Loss + pain = resilience x birthdays

Today’s truth came uninvited, at the wrong time, on the wrong day for everything. (not that there is ever a ‘right’ time) I tweeted this, and it is pretty much today’s truth in Continue reading →

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3
Mar

(Modern) communication

We had had a string of messages. Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. Some were functional, some sentimental, some funny, some trite. All purposeful. But they were messages. And we were communicating. And we both understood. And this wa… Continue reading →

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2
Mar

Travel

Today someone said to me, “You travel a lot, don’t you?” “Well,” I responded, “it all depends on how you define ‘a lot’.” You see, I am a teacher. I get a lot of holidays, as teachers in most parts of the world do. It’s true: I travel much more th… Continue reading →

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1
Mar

Hockey literate

Tonight I had the grand privilege of being able to watch some real, live hockey here in Singapore. (Thanks, Seb!) It was a bit odd: trek all the way out to the west side of the island to watch teams from all around Asia battle it out on the ice fo… Continue reading →

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28
Feb

Birthdays

Okay, so I am way behind, eh? (could you hear my Canadian accent there when I wrote that? heh) So, yeah. The last week has been a bit mad. I did say this was going to happen, that I would have an insane schedule. Well, yeah. I’ve had barely enough… Continue reading →

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