Gonna let it rock, let it roll. — Jack and Diane, John Cougar Coming out of the summer of 1982, my musical tastes centered mostly on classic rock. (I was 13 — don’t judge.) We had just been assigned our lockers (I shared one with Daniela) and we were contemplating design ideas. Sept. 30/82 Hi again! The reason I’m […]
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When You Were Young: Square Pegs
January 3rd, 2011
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You don’t drink, don’t smoke What do you do? — Goody Two Shoes, Adam Ant This week’s journal entries involve an ode to avian friends, the beginnings of high-school drama and our heroine (me) failing to see the irony in watching a show called Square Pegs. You’ll see many references to Daniela in my journal entries. She’s my […]
When You Were Young: Losing My Religion
December 30th, 2010
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Gentlemen of the world You want to educate our young But soon they’ll be on their own. — Nova Heart, The Spoons The second entry from my unearthed grade-nine journal finds our heroine (me) sorting out her schedule, making new friends and testing the boundaries of sacrilege. Sept. 17/82 Well, Journal, I’m here again on another […]
Catholic girls start much too late
January 13th, 2010
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I have a confession to make: I am a former Catholic schoolgirl. I’ve since been saved from the church and have been blaspheming ever since. When I heard the news that The Vatican gave Avatar a poor review and criticized the film for “flirting with modern doctrines that promote the worship of nature as a substitute for religion,” my immediate thought was, […]
