Author: Colette Rhodes

The Mess of Roads We’re On Now

The Mess of Roads We’re On Now

It would be pretty fair to say that I’ve accomplished almost nothing on my Easter break so far. Nothing of real substance. Even though I have nearly no homework, ever, I still don’t do...

Babysitting References

Babysitting References

I was hoping to make Thursday a day of relative productivity, but that sure didn’t happen. I slept in until about 11:00, because that is what we sleep-deprived people do when no alarm is...

Don’t Touch That Lever

Don’t Touch That Lever

I stayed home from school on Monday and Tuesday because I was still feeling pretty sick. I mean really, what’s the point of going to school for two classes on Monday and one on...

Revenge, Best Served Soon

Revenge, Best Served Soon

Ah, well these last few days have been interesting. Friday is our tortuously long day, so after suffering through math and two other classes I went to the Gate with a bunch of my...

No Sweeping Exits or Offstage Lines

No Sweeping Exits or Offstage Lines

Pretty much, today was just a stupid waste of time. I could have slept in. I got to school an hour and a half early because that’s when my dad goes to work and...

Consider Yourself Tipped Off

Consider Yourself Tipped Off

Well, it was a pretty good weekend, I’d say. I didn’t go to yoga but Jen came over afterwards and we watched Jurassic Park. I don’t really know why we watched that, but it...

Sit Beside Me

Sit Beside Me

Holy crap, school yesterday seemed to last forever, and we didn’t even have the two hour math class in the morning. It was brutal, I’m not going to lie. Actually, our first one hour...

All Around Me Are Familiar Faces

All Around Me Are Familiar Faces

Yesterday I found out that I am an extremely easy person to please! I was on the Moo and Andronis found out that I used to be the character Avery (she’d been deleted for...

The Zone, You Know; Carbs Are the Enemy

The Zone, You Know; Carbs Are the Enemy

This is a comprehensive list of everything I ate before 5:00 pm today: shortbread cookies (2); glass of orange juice; mini cinnamon buns (3); chocolate chip cookie; small root beer; quarter box of croutons;...

We’re Gone But We Don’t Know Where

We’re Gone But We Don’t Know Where

I am bored and lethargic. I am apathetic, disengaged and passive. No, lethargic is the very best word to describe me right now. I feel guilty about doing something entertaining because I should be...