When I was a kid, I wanted to be a veterinarian. I got my first job in a pet store when I was 15 years old, and for the next 8 years, I continued to work for veterinarians. I started off as a kennel assistant cleaning cages, feeding the boarded pets and walking the dogs.  …read more.

Something most people don’t understand is doublespeak. It’s when a person says one thing, but really means something else which is usually something sinister. So, they make what they say sound acceptable enough so that people don’t clutch their pearls. Doublespeak is practiced a lot by white people in America when used in racist context, …read more.

Technology has changed my job because it made me lose it. I was tier 3 technical support at a software development company and my employer switched to AI to get rid of most of us. Although, it’s not really AI, but only automated messages from a brainless bot that just throws sequenced troubleshooting steps at …read more.

Not saying “No” is the number one killer of every American. I am the queen of, “No” and it makes people mad. Saying “No” means you have control over your life and which way you want it to go. It cuts off people who want to dictate where they want you to go. It immediately …read more.

What is your favorite type of weather? My favorite type of weather is just before spring transitions into summer in May-June and about mid-way between when summer is transitioning into fall in about mid-September to mid-October. This is my favorite kind of weather because I can go outside without a coat from the cold and …read more.

Who was your most influential teacher? Why? When I think of my most influential teacher, there is only one, my high school Orchestra teacher. A Jewish lady, towering at about 5′ 2″, she was very tall in my life by making sure I stuck to my music, so I would stay out of trouble. She …read more.

What do you wish you could do more every day? For the last couple months I’ve hit a mental cockblock. I was so excited to go back to school, and then the first monkeywrench that was thrown at me, now I’m losing motivation and slacking on studying. So I wish I could do more of …read more.

What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? Normally I’m against getting any kind of cartoon on my body, because they just look corny when I see other people with them, but I’ll make an exception for this one since it’s ambiguous enough and no one would know what it is, unless …read more.

What is one word that describes you? Procrastinator is really the one word that describes me and I hate it. I’m not even sure how I got here, because I haven’t always been this way, yet here we are. I have zero motivation to do anything in the moment, and I will wait until the …read more.

What was the best compliment you’ve received? I don’t remember the majority of the compliments I’ve received. So, without including the empty platitudes like “You’re pretty” or my favorite, “You’re a classic beauty.” Or, the time I took offense to when my boss called me “smart,” I’d have to go with the time a coworker …read more.