I get this question a lot, and I generally don’t explain why, but I will for No.1 on my list of weird things.
A good portion of the time I am frustratingly unable to control my own head, so sometimes it will look like I am nodding “no” when I am really not.
I have an essential [...]
I am finally down to the last 3 “Weird/Interesting Things About Dorrie”. I have a draft of the “No.1″ on the list in my head, and I can tell right now that it’s going to take me a while to complete. In the interest of time I’m going to combine 3 and 2 and just [...]
I began this list as “10 Weird/Interesting Things About Dorrie”. So far, it’s been mostly weird things, generally involving insects (which is strange in itself).
I thought I would try writing about something that’s more interesting than it is weird.
Once, a long time ago, I loved words. I loved the way certain words sounded and I [...]
Okay, back to the weird/interesting things about Dorrie list. Here’s number 5.
I am proud to say that once, I was hit in the head by an ape.
In college I majored in anthropology, which has a few areas from which to choose your focus. Anthropology includes cultural anthropology – where you can do a Margaret Mead [...]
I’m a little embarrassed to say this, but around 9th grade I decided to join a synchronized swimming team with my best friend Sarah. Yep, that’s right, I used to swim around making leg formations while holding my breath under water. And no, I have no idea what I was thinking.
Being on a “synchro” team [...]
I long for silence; I ache for it, but not for the reasons you might think. I do not wish for quiet because of the crying baby, or the screaming cat, or the noise of the city. I wish for it because even if I go to the quietest place on earth, it will not [...]
I have a tattoo that I got in 3rd grade. I was young and I got it without parental consent, but I didn’t have any choice.
One day while we had some free time in Mr. Smith’s 3rd grade class, my friend Torrey and I were playing pencil wars. I’m not sure if everyone else did [...]
Having an organic chemistry professor for a father means that you always, without a doubt, participate in science fair every year.
My dad always helped me think of things to do for science fair and I had access to chemicals that made science fair more fun.
In 8th grade my dad and I decided that I would [...]
After a few months of being a mom I have realized that I have sort of lost a sense of myself in amongst all of the new mom activities and the loss of my job. Mike keeps asking me what I want to do for myself and I can’t think of anything except sleep. I am [...]