Author: Pamie
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Oprah.com: Show Me Who You Really Are — How Roller Derby Can Save Your Life
I got so excited about this I screwed up the update twice. When times get tough, tough girls get rolling. At least that’s what Pamela Ribon says. The author of Going in Circles (which she affectionately refers to as Eat, Cry, Shove) extols the virtues of roller derby, why it worked better than therapy when…
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Lots of Seven People!
Thanks again to all these pretty people who came out to the downtown Borders in Washington, DC this past weekend. Thanks to the fantastic people who worked the store (special thanks to Annika, who I think we might have turned into a derby girl), Morgan Davidson for her tireless efforts at getting me in that…
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My Brain is a Jerk.
I’ve mentioned before how my dreams are annoyingly literal. I rarely have to spend any time pondering, “I wonder what that meant.” Yes, even REMpam is a Wonder Killer. How literal? Well, to be extremely graphic, I once had a dream in college where a notoriously tough professor was butt-raping me in front of the…
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this is how sad it gets.
I looked up the upgrade standby list for my flight today and it said: 8. RIB, P. 9. DEP, J. And for the splittest of seconds I was all, “OH MY GOD, IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING.” What is wrong with me? How many romantic comedies did I have to see to fry my brain this way?…
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chips ahoy
I get an email or text like this maybe once a month: [readermail]DEAR PAMIE: Please tell me the name of those chips you gave me that you said would change my life. You were right. I woke up the other day thinking about them and I am craving them like a pregnant lady. I need…
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confession.
dear internet. i haven’t gone to physical therapy in two weeks. and i keep going to the gym. dear internet, i am so bored with physical therapy, as it doesn’t seem to get any harder, and I don’t understand how that ultrasound thing is supposed to do anything. dear internet, i think today i officially…
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east coast | west coast
People in the Washington DC area: Please Come See Me. Friday, June 18th, 6:30pm Washington, D.C. – 18th & L St – Borders 1801 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 I have a feeling there’s going to be about six people there and I’m going to feel guilty and end up taking everybody to dinner.…
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currently reading
I’m doing this “What am I reading” thing over at Goodreads.com. Be careful, people who like lists and recording things you have. It could be addictive.
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I Watched Too Much Lost (No Spoilers)
I just think that many hours in a row of one thing is kind of bad for the brain. Like, Clockwork Orange bad. My dreams last night were ridiculous. So ridiculous, in fact, that I woke up during one of them and had to write it down. For you. Please don’t miss the ending, as…
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good reviews and me dorking out on someone else’s website.
I love largehearted boy. First of all, he says nice things about me: Few writers are as funny as Pamela Ribon, who infuses her novels with satirical humor alongside honest glimpses into our most intimate relationships. Going in Circles is her new novel, a work that blends divorce, heartbreak, roller derby, and friendship into one…