Neurotic Owl

flapping vaguely downward through clouds of uncertainty on wings of existential dread

Tag Archives: personal stories you didn’t want to hear

Reposting this one because I’m tired and sad and grumpy and not currently clinically depressed, so thank goodness for that.

  Sorry for the repost, y’all, but it’s been a rough week already and I have plenty of drawings, but none scanned.  Anyway, I’m having my delightful monthly reminder that … Continue reading

May 22, 2013 · Leave a comment

In which I succumb to peer pressure.

Of course, I also started this blog because of peer pressure, so this is all your fault, peers.  Anyway, The Bloggess and Filing Jointly have both done Rules for Life … Continue reading

May 18, 2013 · Leave a comment

I swear I’ll mention mothers somewhere in here. Ranty ranty!

Which is a kind of abstinence, but not so much on purpose.  If everyone could teach their children to be super awkward and nervous and leery of the gender they … Continue reading

May 12, 2013 · Leave a comment

Hootojoho!

If your Wagnerian opera last more than 4.5 hours, please consult your physician.  Excessive exposure to Wagnerian horns may lead to irritation, exhaustion, and bleeding from the ears. I’m not … Continue reading

May 9, 2013 · Leave a comment

Not the jazz you listen to, though. Obscure jazz. You can’t even handle this jazz.

I can’t help but feel like I’m a constant disappointment to my awesomely musical brother because I think I’m just not that aurally attuned.  I connect best to music with … Continue reading

May 8, 2013 · Leave a comment

If you don’t get this reference and you’re American, then get off my lawn, you damn kids!

Sad but true story – last year I made a ‘You Bet Your Life’ joke to a community college theatre class, and they stared at me blankly.  OK, fair enough, … Continue reading

May 5, 2013 · 2 Comments

It was a very small dragon, but still:

Remember, it’s not whether you win, lose, or turn into a charred pile of feathers: it’s how hard you try. And that’s the sort of logic that causes you to … Continue reading

May 1, 2013 · Leave a comment

This is for a friend, which is why the little hat, but I know more than a few IT folk. . .

So, true story, while I’m usually pretty self-sufficient with this glowing box I’m currently typing into, occasionally I need help.  And, okay, usually the thing I need help with is … Continue reading

April 30, 2013 · Leave a comment

I actually didn’t have one of these nights last night, but I am all too familiar with them.

What do you guys do to turn off your brain?  My go-to is reading, but that has its own perils – if the book’s not good enough, I’ll keep getting … Continue reading

April 29, 2013 · 1 Comment

I honestly can’t figure out if I’ve posted this one yet or not.

I watched a fairly long opera last night, then got home to find a note on my door about apartment inspections starting today, so cue the 2-hour frantic cleaning binge, … Continue reading

April 24, 2013 · Leave a comment