Flatness and Rounding

This week, Egyptians lost their patience, scaring themselves and the rest of us. David Kato, a gay rights activist in Uganda, was beaten to death with a hammer at his own home. And I ran away from the car wash like someone had a gun to my head. I love the drive-through car wash, and […]

Stepping Stones

As I mentioned in our last episode, I was recently visited by a screeching demon of a panic attack, followed by days of anxious malaise– all less charming than Woody Allen movies might suggest. One particularly nasty problem with a panic attack is that you feel isolated. Of course, you are isolated, to an extent. […]

Jellyfish

Having a panic attack at Disney World is the lamest thing a brain could possibly do. And I’m speaking as a person with a disturbingly overactive, relentlessly arrogant brain. It’s helped me accomplish a lot of work faster than others expected me to– I have a quick brain, that absorbs and sorts well. With the […]