Fifteen Minutes of Scrawl

Time for part 2 of the tell-all! Faith, don't feed into your mom's idea of this curse I love that Stig rebuked the "curse" on Lisa I am sorry that Lisa went through that Lisa...what about your other best friend that we met at the beginning of the season? Ugh, Daniel, you can't refer to yourself as Lisa's master Ty seems like a reasonable person so far Lisa, do you block Daniel? I agree that Lisa should not move straight to Nigeria Lol the confessional must be cold I love everyone supporting Forrest and Sheena I think Forrest and Sheena could rack up some money doing Cameo I do like Molly's dress Sheena, Molly's approach to your and Forrest's sex life is NOT generally culturally expected or done or appreciated or accepted in our culture either Molly, you are antagonistic I'd be pissed if I was Sheena and I was giving money to my parents and then they were just sending it to my brother I did not realize (or, perhaps, remember) that Aviva and Stig...

It's always good to think of goals! Decorate a new home Complete a sleep study Draft my novel Record at least one podcast episode Try something new with my hair Take at least one day off of work a month Buy a new fancy dress Get to a third date Download a new dating app Take a new professional headshot Get to the bottom of my digestive issues Conduct some research on sperm banks Read a book by an author I haven't read before Shop at an indie bookstore that I haven't been to before Do a new yoga video (Prompt by Eleanor Pratt) Photo by Jess Bailey on Unsplash

Here are some short pieces based on things that have happened in my life recently.  Mail How could I have forgotten how lovely it is to write letters? These missives from loved ones across the country and even globe have been sitting in a pile (that has moved from one piece of furniture to another) for weeks on end. I think one pretty card I had received close to the new year.  We've just entered the second third of the year and I am finally responding. I hope my loved ones know that my significant delay has nothing to do with my affection for them. Instead, it has to do with my brain grasping for motivation and coming up empty. Overdue I am so behind on so many things. This week I managed to catch up on chores and one review I had due. But there is so much more I'm behind on. Finding a condo. Clearing out my dad's storage unit. Framing art. Cleaning my bath tub Making my bed. Getting a hair cut. Scrubbing my stove top. Throwing away dead plants and leaves. Writing up an in...

I find many folks struggle with what to talk about on dates. This list is questions I'd like to be asked on a first or early date. Do you still have any toys or games form childhood? What are they? If you could travel anywhere in the world without having to worry about cost, logistics, etc., where would it be? What are some creative things you like to do? When you and your friends get together, what do you all like to do? Where is your favorite place you've traveled to? Do you have a dream job? What is it? If you could go on any kind of date without having to worry about cost, logistics, etc., what would you want to do? What is your top love language? When you visit somewhere new, do you like getting souvenirs? If so, what do you like to get? Where is somewhere you loved as a kid? Do you prefer texting, calls, or messaging? If you could safely domesticate any animal and keep them as a pet, without having to worry about cost, logistics, etc., which animal would you pick? What i...

Time for some fun as well as unfun dates. I love that Jamal is down for Kim marrying someone if he has a castle Kim is so real Wayne is so sweet for getting Kim flowers and Jamal a hat I'm so sorry for Kim that no one else (besides Jamal) has ever gotten her flowers Cortney, I do love the literary reference, but I'd love it more if you just weren't picking Colt up See, Colt? Isn't it nice when someone picks you up at the airport with flowers? Appreciation was definitely part of the problem, Colt Bryan is hot Sophie, there is no problem with you doing the single thing, but like then don't date Pedro cause that's not what he's looking for Hey, Gino, Natalie caring about her daughter's opinion of you is actually super valid Ah, Gino is dumping Natalie You do deserve better than Gino, Natalie Vanja, genuinely, what do you like about Tony? Wayne is hot Kim, not many boats have wheels This is, admittedly, a pretty awesome date Cortney, how does Colt have money...

I hope to get back to traveling more soon, so let's get some ideas down! This is a non-exhaustive list. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Belmopan, Belize New Orleans, USA Donegal, Ireland Marrakesh, Morocco Douglas, Isle of Man Glasgow, Scotland Mumbles, Wales Wadi Musa, Jordan Porto, Portugal Athens, Greece Florence, Italy Istanbul, Turkey Cairo, Egypt Cape Town, South Africa (Prompt by Eleanor Pratt) Photo by Alexander Popovkin on Unsplash