I live about 45 minutes from Trae's neck of the woods. Although Trae is funny as hell, you're funnier, and you're cuter than a bow-legged taterbug! I'd love to have you come to my small school and speak to my students or just hang out...I teach at an alternative school, and I think some of my boys could use some words of wisdom! Love ya, and this old English teacher thinks you have a gift!
Seriously though, perhaps it's my Slavic roots or something but I actually like winter. It's so peaceful to be outside in the cold sometimes. Also Hot cocoa and bailey's. Sledding on trash can lids. Snowball fights. Watching baby foxes see snow for the first time.
Well done! Yes, leaf mush season (aka Fall) approaches. But until then it’s still summer for about another week or so. And then it’s time to enjoy Halloween and pumpkin spice anything. Winter can suck, but the earth does need to nap every so often. And when it wakes up, it’s spring 😀.
Great essay. I always love how you write in your own voice. A lot of times when I sit down to try and write I get a bad case of Very Serious Person Syndrome (VSPS, we'll call it). A major symptom is imagining the reaction to the writing as you write. Another is slipping out of one's own voice to make the writing seem more "professional." VSPS is a very serious condition from which some never recover. The last sentence I just typed is a great example. But not really because I was using it comedically. Now I am explaining a sentence I just typed two sentences ago. Classic VSPS. Also peanut butter sandwiches and chili beans is some disgusting Vandoliers shit.
I used to feel like I was ok until Christmas and then January would come and it would be a sh!t show. For the past two years I have deliberately tried to change my mindset. January is a time for calm, for rest and self care. It is a time to tuck away from the hustle of the holiday season, for warm baths, tea and soft socks…to focus on relaxing and doing what bears do…hibernating. It has helped me tremendously.
I just remember the words of Bill Hicks: "Every single day, hot and sunny. And they love it. "Isn't it great, every day, hot and sunny?" What are you, a fucking lizard? Only reptiles feel that way about this kind of weather. I'm a mammal, I can afford coats, scarves, cappuccino and rosy cheeked women."
Think about winter this way, it's the perfect cuddle weather! You can't get close enough to your loved one -gotta share that body heat!!
That's a beautiful essay, thank you Corey!
I live about 45 minutes from Trae's neck of the woods. Although Trae is funny as hell, you're funnier, and you're cuter than a bow-legged taterbug! I'd love to have you come to my small school and speak to my students or just hang out...I teach at an alternative school, and I think some of my boys could use some words of wisdom! Love ya, and this old English teacher thinks you have a gift!
Sir, I will be opting for pecan pie. With vanilla bean ice cream. Followed by my diabetic event. Much love to you and yours!
Seriously though, perhaps it's my Slavic roots or something but I actually like winter. It's so peaceful to be outside in the cold sometimes. Also Hot cocoa and bailey's. Sledding on trash can lids. Snowball fights. Watching baby foxes see snow for the first time.
Well done! Yes, leaf mush season (aka Fall) approaches. But until then it’s still summer for about another week or so. And then it’s time to enjoy Halloween and pumpkin spice anything. Winter can suck, but the earth does need to nap every so often. And when it wakes up, it’s spring 😀.
Great essay. I always love how you write in your own voice. A lot of times when I sit down to try and write I get a bad case of Very Serious Person Syndrome (VSPS, we'll call it). A major symptom is imagining the reaction to the writing as you write. Another is slipping out of one's own voice to make the writing seem more "professional." VSPS is a very serious condition from which some never recover. The last sentence I just typed is a great example. But not really because I was using it comedically. Now I am explaining a sentence I just typed two sentences ago. Classic VSPS. Also peanut butter sandwiches and chili beans is some disgusting Vandoliers shit.
I wish you were my neighbor.
I used to feel like I was ok until Christmas and then January would come and it would be a sh!t show. For the past two years I have deliberately tried to change my mindset. January is a time for calm, for rest and self care. It is a time to tuck away from the hustle of the holiday season, for warm baths, tea and soft socks…to focus on relaxing and doing what bears do…hibernating. It has helped me tremendously.
I'm a halloweenie so I'm biased. Fall means TIME TO GIT SPOOOOKAAAYYYY
I just remember the words of Bill Hicks: "Every single day, hot and sunny. And they love it. "Isn't it great, every day, hot and sunny?" What are you, a fucking lizard? Only reptiles feel that way about this kind of weather. I'm a mammal, I can afford coats, scarves, cappuccino and rosy cheeked women."