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To the Class of 2015.

Tomorrow is my youngest brother’s last day of high school.

I still have one more sibling plowing her way through school, one last chance to impart advice that will probably be ignored, but I have, what I like to think is, a special relationship with my youngest brother. I’ve watched him go from a boy full of worries and doubts, who’d wander down to my house and sit on the back porch with me in stony silence, to an almost-man with plans and pride, eager to talk about them.

He’s not leaving for...

We’re normal.

“The doctor asked if we’ve ever considered autism.”

It was six years ago now that Betty uttered those words. I sat and stared at him, my mouth hanging open. Inside, our oldest, who was our only at the time, was running around and jabbering in what my sister and I called Swahili because of how much it sounded like the beginning of “Circle of Life” from The Lion King. He only had a handful of real words under his belt and it was iffy on whether or not he used them in the right context. I worrie...

On depression: what it is and what it isn’t.

There’s a lot of things (Okay one major thing) going on in Romanceland I could be talking about, but a lot of other people are doing the talking right now and they are saying it better/more affected/actually know how they feel. I’m still struggling with the latter, right now, and I have a firm policy of not opening my mouth until I’ve processed everything. I hate eating my words. I hate flip-flopping. I’ve learned the best way to avoid this is to just keep my fucking mouth shut altogether whi...

Rambling updates and a cover reveal.

Before I talk about anything personal on a public forum, I have two questions I usually ask myself:

1.) Does everyone need to know?

My parents use to preach at me that not everybody needed to know everything. My dad used to take it a step further and say that not everyone deserved to know everything. When I was younger, I operated under that whole, “I’m an open book” philosophy. As I’ve gotten older, it’s shifted into a long squint, a thoughtful expression, before, more often than not, determin...

SHE GEEKS: The 100 – 02×12

Because of the craziness of February here in Chez Wyllys, I got behind on The 100 recaps. I thought about just skipping to this week’s episode but I’d taken the notes for last week’s and it felt like a waste not doing them. Especially since my plan was to switch things up this week and recap it via the medium of mine and Betty’s running commentary. This could be a hit-or-miss, because I feel like I’m finally finding my footing with this whole recap thing and now I’m like, “That’s great, but l...

SHE GEEKS: The 100 – 02×11

Fun fact: this probably would have been done on Saturday, had WordPress not have devoured half my post. THANKS, WP.

Previously on: THIS SHOW CAUSES ME A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STRESS:

Season one and first half of season two.

Season two, episode nine.

Season two, episode ten.

Speaking of episode ten, can we talk about that for a minute? Because, man. MAN. Maaaaaaan. The thing about this show that I both love and loathe is that you never know what’s gonna happen but you can almost always guarantee wh...

Why I don’t write about rich people.

Or: How Kristine grew up in and around the poor neighborhoods.

I grew up in a neighborhood that wasn’t exactly bad, but it wasn’t the best either, and slowly got worse the longer we lived there. It wasn’t like that when we first moved in. I was going on nine, my sister was barely two, and after spending a year in a tiny apartment, we were thrilled to have our own rooms and a backyard. Our house was large. One of the largest on the block. There was a playground across the street, and even to my...

SHE GEEKS: The 100 – 02×10.

Previously on BELLAMY IS THE REASON FACES EXIST:

Season One and First Half of Season Two.

Season two episode nine.

I planned on talking about things before I got to the not-really-but-kinda-recap, but the ending has broken my brain, so we’re just going to jump right in. As always, spoilers under the cut. Turn back now if you’re looking to avoid such things.

Disclaimer: All stills belong to the CW. I’m merely borrowing them for this recap. And making absolutely no money off of it. Unless you’re lo...

Patron Saint of Bad Decisions

Kristine:

If you are not following Ali, or at least checking her blog daily, you are missing out.

Originally posted on alwayscoffee:

Maybe the truth is that I

am a broken miracle, something

you never wanted, weightless

and unimportant, a cut-out heart

that still manages to take up

too much space.

Maybe what you call life

is merely survival, and who

hasn’t been in that lion’s mouth?

But I’ve got the scars to prove

I wasn’t martyred, and whenever

it was offered I drank the wine –

but this missing has gotten s...

SHE GEEKS: The 100 – 2×09

So, I didn’t plan on not-really-but-kinda recapping every new episode every week but maybe this is what’s gonna happen now? Honestly, this just ran longer than I anticipated. I may or may not keep this up.

Anyway!Man, do I feel awful for anyone who had to wait a significant amount of time for The 100 to come off of mid-season break. Judging by Betty’s reactions, who watches his shows in real time like this isn’t 2015 and Netflix isn’t a thing, this is a very traumatic process. Which I understa...