My Year of Rage and Restlessness

December 30, 2020 by Molly Cameron

One of my favorite novels from 2018 was My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. It tells the story of a New York City woman so bored and depressed that she decides to drug-sleep her way through an entire year. Her life becomes a pattern of sleeping, waking briefly to eat takeout, then watching TV until she falls back asleep. The plot gets more complicated than that (and darker and more absurd), but throughout this year I often came back to the fantasy of that premise: why not just sleep away an entire year?

Good 2018 things

December 31, 2018 by Molly Cameron

This year has really zipped by, but before it goes away completely, I like taking time to reflect on all the good things. Much like 2017, 2018 has also been a real mixed bag politically, culturally, and environmentally. It’s easy to get stuck on the sad stuff (especially in these doldrums of winter), but it helps to focus on all the awesome experiences I had and the things I’m proud of.

Here’s this year’s list, in no particular order:

Bye 2017

December 30, 2017 by Molly Cameron

I've been trying to think of something very profound to write for my last post of the year, but all I can come up with in my vacation-mode brain fog is: this was a good year.

Good things

January 07, 2017 by Molly Cameron

January is mostly depressing. The holidays are over, the credit card bills are due, it's super cold out, and our livers are crying. Not to mention all of the celebrities we know and love suddenly departing for the big Bowie party in the sky. Ooooffffff. BUT! I'm determined to not wallow through this month in sadness. At least, not more than 50% of the time.