It’s almost like you’re here with me

Was sitting overlooking the Rio Tejo in Lisbon when a girl walked up to me and asked if I’d like my photo taken. “Sure!” I said and handed her my camera. She looked a little surprised since she obviously wanted to take photos of me with her fancy camera so she could sell them to [...]

Saudade

This time, I’m in Lisbon. In my personal Groundhog Day or cheesy Kelly Clarkson song, I’m thousands of miles away again, experiencing the same core meltdown as six years ago, seemingly doomed to forever repeat past follies. No matter where you go you can’t run away from yourself, and this appears to hold truer the [...]

By the rules

A lot of bad things have happened recently, including one thing ostensibly negative but that on further examination turned out to be an odd sort of thought exercise. I’ve been unhappy on and off at work, and a coworker tried to give me some advice that amounted to “play by the rules.”

“Jess, if you’re [...]