Maeby Today – Page 2

It’s A Hard Life

28 Dec 201530 Dec 2015

I was eleven years old when I first discovered Newsies. I didn't even realize what I had discovered at the time. It took me almost a year to hunt down what…

Here’s To 2015

26 Dec 201521 Mar 2017

As another year comes to a close, we begin to look back at what we have accomplished and what we have failed to achieve. It's that bittersweet mixture of regret…

Words With Edges

31 Jul 201421 Mar 2017

It has recently come to my attention that I am under no obligation to appease anyone with my words or actions. This is actually completely liberating, as I have been…

Me, the Raccoon

28 Jun 20143 Aug 2018

The best way to catch a raccoon is fairly simple. You take something that has an opening which is large enough to fit a raccoon's paw while opened, and you…

RANT: The World Cup

Remember the time that I wrote an entire blog entry about how complaining about trivial upsets is therapeutic? I am going to now dedicate an entire blog entry to America…

The Human Affliction

Human beings. We have been roaming this earth for quite a long time now, arguably evolving and changing as our environment requires in order to adapt and survive. You would…

Monster, Part 2

It is desperately difficult to convince yourself that you have worth in order to bolster yourself when the fear that you are worthless is constantly validated by others. When your…

Monsters

I carry these monsters inside of myself, and they douse me in darkness on days when all I want to do is see the light. Every attempt to reach forward…

Do You Believe in Magic?

Does magic exist in reality, or is it something that can only exist in one's imagination? An artist can take an ordinary writing utensil and with strokes of their wrist, they…

Wishing Life Away

It has occurred to me on many (many, many) occasions that I often wish time would pass more quickly. When at work, I always find myself impatient for the time…