Author Archives: TheJessicaness

Getting Butter and Butter

In Phoenix in the afternoon and driving home just fast enough to let the guy that passes me get pulled over and home just long enough to get the dogs out of the car before getting back on the road. … Continue reading

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Nothing Compares

Nothing compares to the weightlessness I feel. Nothing compares to the feeling this is real. Nothing compares to the speed of my heartbeat. Nothing compares to the tingling in my feet. The questions you ask are not rhetorical. The questions … Continue reading

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Wat, Roe, and Ice

After washing most of the color from my corn-starched body I got dressed warmly and was ready for lunch – a surprise my dad had planned for me, Caroline, and Brinn – who we went and picked up to join us. I … Continue reading

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The Residents: 40th Anniversary Tour

A band started like any other – a group of people putting their skills, or lack thereof, together to form sound and eventually end up performing on a stage in front of a growing audience and then releasing music and … Continue reading

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The Color Run – Tempe

Tickets were bought in November. Caroline wanted another first to add to her done-this list. I agreed to join for fun, time with family, money for a good cause (charities vary by city), exercise, and something new. We signed up … Continue reading

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