Category: Living

Life is hard. And full. And awesome. Live it.

  • Inside

    Inside

    Everyone on the inside loves inside jokes. People on the outside feel excluded by them. All of this is founded on assumptions.

  • The Problem With Self-Care

    The Problem With Self-Care

    The phrase “self-care” doesn’t just give off weird vibes. Its fundamental flaw is contained in the wording itself.

  • Why I started listening to music again

    Why I started listening to music again

    I love music. Famously addicted to shoegazing and dreampop. Then—I stopped. Here’s why I’m bringing it back.

  • Tuesday is Drewsday

    Tuesday is Drewsday

    Is it Drew’s Day or Drews Day? In a sense, it is all the same. Our day or the day we celebrate all the Drews. I’ll take it either way.

  • Needing to Blame

    Needing to Blame

    Our response to decline is to blame someone or something for it. But changing our institutions is far more challenging.

  • why are we so afraid to turn around?

    why are we so afraid to turn around?

    We treat turning around, changing course, as a sign of weakness. But it is often quite literally the only real option.

  • Changed

    Changed

    In times of conflict or great disruption, we are always asking ourselves how will we be changed. But the process changes us.

  • Destroying everything over a word

    Destroying everything over a word

    We often seem eager to blame someone for the situation we’re in. Then we act as if we have no control over our response.