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January 30, 2013

Is it odd or is it god?

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Does detoxification invite the unexpected? There's a question for you. I'm supposedly in detox mode, thanks to the shenanigans of my...
January 28, 2013

The long-awaited back adjustment

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It's always an adventure when I visit the naturopath. What will he do to me this time, I wonder. Will he stick me full of needles? Will ...
January 25, 2013

Hold the presses: I need to slow my chi down

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Chi? I suppose I should write it as qi. Would you have a clue what I'm talking about? I don't, but apparently I need more houseplant...
January 23, 2013

The chronic malcontent is feeling nasty, brutish, and short

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I've known that I have obsessive compulsive tendencies for a long time. When I was in first grade, I looked down on classmates who ate c...
January 20, 2013

The artist's futile lament: I gotta be me

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It's almost 11:00 p.m. I've spent much of the day grading student work. I haven't even been outside today. The cold winter sun c...
January 18, 2013

I'd be running in circles if I could only remember why

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I'm circling my dissertation proposal like a fly buzzing a pile of... no, wait, I'm not going there again. Tired metaphor, too close...
January 14, 2013

The for-profit college motto: Move 'em in and move 'em out!

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My cat is sitting on my computer table, helping me write my dissertation proposal. Sometimes he sits with his back to me, wide butt flaring ...
January 12, 2013

I really stepped in it this time

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There's nothing like stepping in dog poop to make you appreciate those easily overlooked moments when things are actually going pretty w...
January 07, 2013

Whining: Anger coming out a really small hole

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At last I can move on to writing the dissertation proposal. Yay, I guess. Now that I have my marching orders from my dissertation chairperso...
January 04, 2013

Who cares: We are so screwed

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Usually I write a post and then I choose some drawing to go with it. This time I'm doing it backward: I'm choosing the drawing and...
January 02, 2013

Resistance to change: The ongoing challenge

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The theme for January is always the same: Do it differently than I did last year. Don't eat so much, eat better food, get more exercise,...
December 30, 2012

Happy one year anniversary to the Chronic Malcontent

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It's been almost a year since I started blogging as the Chronic Malcontent. I began with no purpose in mind other than to share my writi...
December 28, 2012

Merry Christmas and a genderless new year

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My mother called me last night and in typical indirect style expressed her desire to go shopping today. “I need some boots,” she said. “Lill...
December 25, 2012

I survived the family gathering

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Merry Effing Christmas from the Chronic Malcontent. I spent the day in the tub, recovering from a sugar high. Last night was the paternal an...
December 21, 2012

Many happy returns on the last day of the world

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I don't consider myself a Christian. That means I am not inclined to be cheery during the Christmas season. In fact I can hardly stand...
December 17, 2012

Trudging into the future

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Part of me is frozen in time, stuck forever in the horrific events of Friday, December 14. Just like a part of me is still caught in the des...
December 15, 2012

Adopt an introvert, save the world

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We all know people who tend to be quiet, maybe even a little shy. They don't exactly skulk around the periphery of our social gatherings...
December 14, 2012

Don't ban guns, ban people

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The fragility and unpredictability of life hits home this week, with the Oregon mall shooting and now the mass shooting at a Connecticut ele...
December 11, 2012

The surreal night off

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What a surreal night. I got news from my dissertation chair that she's sending my revised concept paper on to the committee for the seco...
December 09, 2012

A reflection on the sordid reality of a career college teacher's schedule

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My work life is lived in chunks of time. Day to day, week to week, term to term. Year to year. I suppose most people live on some kind of sc...