Published in Invisible Illness

·1 day ago

We Need to Normalize Talking About Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Not allowing IBS to control my life. — A few years ago, I was on a week-long trip with a friend in Boston. It was a nice little summer getaway for a few days, filled with tours of landmarks, such as the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, and the New England Aquarium. However, my history Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)…

Health

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We Need to Normalize Talking About Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Health

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Published in MuddyUm

·Dec 8

I’m Having an Existential Crisis Thanks to the Automatic Hand Dryer in the Public Bathroom

Why must I prove to hand dryers that I exist? — You constantly neglect me, ignore me and act like I’m not there. Who are you? You’re the automatic hand dryer in the public washroom at work, but you think you’re the big-shot CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Your actions — or rather, lack of actions — have caused me…

Funny

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I’m Having an Existential Crisis Thanks to the Automatic Hand Dryer in the Public Bathroom

Funny

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Published in The Haven

·Dec 5

Study finds that people are full of shit when they tell their dentist they floss their teeth

“I lie through my teeth,” said one participant of the study, which was published in the Journal of Patient Deceit. — A new study has confirmed that 100% of people lie when the dentist asks them how often they floss their teeth. The study, which was recently published in the Journal of Patient Deceit, found that everyone spews bullshit when they’re asked the question that every dentist inevitably asks at the…

Dentistry

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Study finds that people are full of shit when they tell their dentist they floss their teeth

Dentistry

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Published in Greener Pastures Magazine

·Nov 29

Course Syllabus for the Black Speech, Taught by Lord Sauron

Ash rak u durb ul uluk (“One Class to Rule Them All”) — BLANG100 — Department of Language: “Introduction to the Black Speech” Professor: Sauron, Dark Lord of Middle Earth Email address: lord.sauron@mordor.com Classroom: Barad-dûr, Sauron’s Dark Tower Office hours: Fridays, 10am to 3pm Course background: This is an introductory language course that focuses on the Black Speech, also known as the Dark Tongue of Mordor. The Black Speech has become the predominant…

Lord Of The Rings

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Course Syllabus for the Black Speech, Taught by Lord Sauron

Lord Of The Rings

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Published in The Haven

·Nov 23

The only shopping list that anxiety-ridden grocery store patrons need

Instead of fresh fruit, I need fresh hugs and a support group to get me through the grocery shopping experience. — I don’t know about you, but I hate going to the grocery store. I’m always sweating, looking confused and going down the wrong aisles. …

Grocery Shopping

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The only shopping list that anxiety-ridden grocery store patrons need

Grocery Shopping

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Published in Greener Pastures Magazine

·Nov 9

A Semi-Apologetic Letter To The Plant On My Bookshelf That I Let Die Five Years Ago

The only type of plant I should be allowed to have is a fake plant — To my dearly departed and neglected spider plant, For years, I had watched you on my bookshelf, nestled between my self-help books “How to Be Accountable” and “Stop Procrastinating.” How ironic, since I had procrastinated watering you and I neglected you every day for a year, to the point where…

Plants

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A Semi-Apologetic Letter To The Plant On My Bookshelf That I Let Die Five Years Ago

Plants

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Nov 3

Lessons learned from being on both sides of the academic accommodations process

When I was in my post-graduate marketing program at a community college, I ended up requesting academic accommodations for a public speaking course due to my speech disability; however, I found the accommodations process to be quite cumbersome. First, I needed to get a note signed by speech therapist, basically…

Accessibility

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Lessons learned from being on both sides of the academic accommodations process

Accessibility

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Published in The Haven

·Oct 31