Author Archives: judisunshine

It’s Amazing

And she began to see: how we cling to fragile walls… this first home/body pounded and grown out of necessity, love. Biting love. Survival love. ~ Ishle Yi Park Spring 2004 was the worst season of my entire life. I’d … Continue reading

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Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 8: Game of Death

“Game of Death” is a movie starring Bruce Lee, only Bruce Lee is not in most of the movie because he died before finishing the movie. Or starting, really. So of course it’s extremely sad that he died, but it … Continue reading

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Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 5: The Beastmaster

Right away, you know that “Beastmaster” is going to be an awesome movie. Nothing says action and suspense like still photographs of animals. The anticipation is great; the tension builds… …and here is Rip Torn! Obviously. He’s pissed with the … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Barbie.

When I was almost six, my family moved to a new neighborhood, and I made friends with a girl on our block whom I’ll call Laura. She and I were very different. For one thing, she was born into that … Continue reading

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Russian to Get Rid of The Bar Hunter

You know who I’m talking about. He comes in all shapes, sizes, ages, races, levels of intelligence – but he is That Guy. The guy who goes to a bar, and may as well have a bow and arrow in … Continue reading

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They Will Only Make You Feel Ugly

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly. ~ Baz Luhrmann I bought my first beauty magazine —  an issue of Teen — in 1989, the summer before ninth grade. It was time, I understood, to … Continue reading

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The Exercise Videos of My Life!

I love going to the gym. I really do. I love the elliptical, and saunas, and steam rooms are pure bliss on Earth. I can spend HOURS there. But there are two problems with the gym. One is that, it’s … Continue reading

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Second Verse, Not the Same as the First

Usually when the plane is over the water, it nosedives straight in, or explodes on the way down. This time, it was hovering, like a UFO on “Twilight Zone” or something. It did fall into the water, right in front … Continue reading

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Let’s Get Purse-onal

So basically if my brain is not kept under constant maintenance, bad things happen. Like I buy a leopard-print dress, or decide that today I will learn how to make soap. More often than not, I just get completely stopped … Continue reading

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Takeoffs or Landings?

In my dreams, I see you at the foot of some mountains And we’re taking some pictures or something And we’d better hurry up It’s late and the sun keeps shooting through pine trees And the grass stains are wet … Continue reading

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