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On Star Wars (No spoilers)
I was incredibly privileged to be able to see The Last Jedi last night, and the leftover adrenaline kept me up rather late. I lay in bed, wondering how to explain this Force-related insomnia to my sleep counselor, while simultaneously rehashing the new movie and the eight others before it. And it suddenly occurred to…
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Making a Villain
Have you noticed that in popular culture it’s getting easier and easier to tell who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? I’m talking about everything from children’s stories to Marvel movies to the 5 o’clock news. The delineation between right side and wrong song, heroes and villains, seems to be getting…
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Let’s Call This What It Is
I was meeting with two coworkers this week to explain what I would need from them in order to do something they were asking of me. For context, I explained that I have had to put a lot of boundaries in place lately in order to continue functioning. I said that last week I was…
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I Want Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere
Three weeks ago, at the height of my sleep deprivation, our AC died. I grew up without this miracle of air conditioning, so I don’t consider it a necessity. Usually. This particular week, though, the lack of American amenities felt rough. On Thursday night, in my confused, emotional state, I was already planning on sitting…
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Ugly Sleep
Sleep and I are in a fight. I honestly have no idea who’s winning. My psychiatrist got tired of me saying I was tired all the time, so she sent me off to a specialist. The specialist, a white-haired, soft-spoken, South Asian woman, entered the examination room with a wry smile. “You’re pulling out your…