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    Mom just brought me a chewable calcium supplement. Two, actually. “One for later,” she said, because Jason told her that Dr. Oz said somewhere that we can only absorb so much calcium at one time, so we need to take it in two doses. I am terrible at remembering to take vitamins, but I’m even…

  • Making a Spectacle of Myself

    Making a Spectacle of Myself

    As I prep to write my story of this past weekend’s bout, I figured I’d stall with these two stories. One: I got glasses. They’re only for reading, working, and driving at night, but that basically means they’re for every single second of my life. This is a big deal for me, as I used…

  • Tales From Fresh Meat: the time I almost died in Historic Filipinotown.

    Tales From Fresh Meat: the time I almost died in Historic Filipinotown.

    This is a reprint of an essay I sent to the Derby Dolls and Fresh Meat mailing lists back in early August. Back then, Helen Surly Frown didn’t have her awesome Derby name, so I’m putting it in here to protect the innocent. Allison? Well, she’s just stuck being outed with me. Razorslut posted many…