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The Story Behind “The Damage”

Posted on April 14, 2013 by emmabolden • Leave a comment

In which Emma has a dream come true and talks about it for you. AND MAKES HER SUMMARY RHYME. Continue reading »

2012 / A manifesto of sorts / A teacher's education / accidental confessions / Amazing discoveries and wondrous visions / appearances / Art and life and love and The Big Stuff / bad behavior in public places / bright shining spots in the very much dark / COLLECT! / Corrections / creative nonfiction / disagreeable/agreeable / disappearances / DUENDE / Emily Dickinson = The Ultimate / Emma is very lucky / Emma miraculously survives another holiday / Emma's Adventures in Over-Analyzing / Emma's attempts at normal life / Emma's attempts at real life (failed or otherwise) / Emma's dsyfunctional relationship with Diet Coke / Epic Cat Battles / EPIC FAIL / Epic Fail? EPIC WIN! / EPIC WIN / Errata / evaluations / extended metaphors / Facebook / Facebook memes / failed or otherwise / Failure Schmailure / gratitude / grief / hopes and dreams / How Emily Dickinson changed (saved?) my life / Internet culture / IRL Drama Llama / It is ON 2012 / It's the end of the world as we know it / Jellyfish / kitteh / learning / learning patience slowly / love / love poems / memes / Milestones and suchness / MLP / Movin' on / mullings and ramblings / My Little Pony / My meowing roommates / New Fangled Technology and Whatnot / nonappearances / nonfiction / Notebooks / Online culture / overthinking / perfection is boring. period. / poetry / random musings / ranting and raving / relationships / Resolutions / Retrospectitating / Retrospective / revision / Shifting metaphors / sins of commission and omission / summations / The evolution of Emma / The Great Kidney Stone Battle Royale of 2012 / the heft of cathedral tunes / The Year of Projects / thought for the day / Transparency / What Emma is up to / where are you going where have you been / wonders and apparitions

2012: The Year of Living Transparently (Part Two)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by emmabolden • Leave a comment

In which Emma wraps up her two-part year-in-review post and puts 2012, finally, to bed. Also there’s some important information about cats and hair accessories here. Continue reading »

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2012: The Year of Living Transparently (PART ONE)

Posted on December 31, 2012 by emmabolden • 1 Comment

In which Emma offers the first part of her two-part year-end wrap up. Also there’s probably a metaphor in here that goes on for way too long. Continue reading »

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Malificae, Or Why Josh Groban Should Probably Marry Me.

Posted on December 19, 2012 by emmabolden • 4 Comments

In which Emma makes a Very Major Announcement and once again declares her love for Josh Groban. Continue reading »

2012 / A manifesto of sorts / accidental confessions / Amazing discoveries and wondrous visions / Art and life and love and The Big Stuff / awesome / bad behavior in public places / Bizarre associations and other odd tendencies / Chchchchanges / disagreeable/agreeable / Emma's Adventures in Over-Analyzing / Emma's attempts at normal life / Emma's attempts at real life (failed or otherwise) / EPIC WIN / failed or otherwise / Failure Schmailure / Fear and how to face it / Fish have bad intentions. / Georgia / Hello Cleveland! / hopes and dreams / INTENSE / It is ON 2012 / It's the end of the world as we know it / learning / learning patience slowly / Losing courage and other freakouts / love / Movin' on / My meowing roommates / overthinking / questions and their answers / random musings / Recharging the mental batteries / revision / sins of commission and omission / The Drama Llama / The evolution of Emma / wonders and apparitions

The Ichthyophobic Fish Owner

Posted on October 29, 2012 by emmabolden • 2 Comments

In which Emma gets a goldfish, which is a Seriously Big Deal. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Thirty-Seven

Posted on October 12, 2012 by emmabolden • 2 Comments

In which Emma announces her intentions to (finally) (maybe) actually get organized and then posts a bunch of pictures of her cats sleeping and looking at things with scorn. Continue reading »