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Miss Popularity, 1959

My Mom wears a particular pendant. It’s more of a medal and badge of honor, really. It reads, “Miss Popularity, 1959.” A) How ridiculous is that to begin with? B) There’s so much more to the story… I always assumed that Mom was Miss Popularity in 1959 because she was the owner of the aforementioned [...]

Cover Letter and makeover tips from Bridgetta and Cher

While it’s apparently too early and annoying to have 90s nostalgia, I can’t help but think of a certain seminal film in Generation Y’s collective VCR called “Clueless.” Cher, a virgin who can’t drive, is still — to me — an American Hero. Cher, however, had a very obvious dark side. So rich, so pretty, [...]

Let’s play a LoveGame

After being noticeably absent for about a week, Fauxdonna’s music has traversed the 92.7/Castro airwaves to reach the inside of my parent’s car in North Carolina. Grating, harsh, and yet pretty darn catchy at the same time — “LoveGame” is a welcome departure from the skeeters and other island bugs, as well as the ungodly [...]

The footprints in the sand

All of the sudden, I have found myself with a sun kissed body full of Dairy Queen and (let’s just say) three glasses of red wine. I am watching Bob Ross’ kind of creepy, yet kind of soothing voice on PBS… A lot. You know, the dude with the ‘fro who paints the same painting [...]

My all American carpe diem road trip

Oh Robin Williams how right you were when you spoke to me — through the VCR of course — about opportunity and life and seizing the day. I always wanted an opportunity to throw caution to the wind and seize the moment, but I am horrible at it. My mind always races ahead. Minutes, days, [...]

Some people stand in the darkness, afraid to step into the light

After flying from San Francisco to NYC to Raleigh, and driving for several hours, I am finally at my destination: Emerald Isle. Also known as the Crystal Coast, this is a fairly small island, but it’s also supposed to hold around 50,000 people each summer. This year, that is not the case. I guess people [...]

An introduction, or Oprah made me do it

Hello all, My name is Scott Pierce and I am unemployed. I’m afraid that if something doesn’t pan out by the end of next month, I will be struggling to pay the rent and feed myself. Or worse — I will have to move home. It’s really not just a fear; it’s reality. I am [...]

Return to Oz: where did the yellow brick road go?

This doesn’t look like how I remembered it before. I know I was here, but things look awfully different. Gone are the singing munchkins, the lush poppy fields and the yellow brick road. The remnants are there — a yellow brick here, a statue there, but it’s not as shiny or happy. The ocean is [...]

Lessons from SeaWorld: how playing statue saved my career

This morning was bitter. It’s not easy right now. I’m really worried about a lot of the balls that are in the air. So, today I reflect. I go back to thinking about high-school-theater-Rachel and her summer jobs. Yay introspective Rachel! Oh how we missed her and her self-deprecating humor. I know I did. Once, [...]

Rachel explains it all

My deepest regrets to Clarissa, but I don’t recall her ever creating a I-helped-Ferguson-get-a-job-after-he-was-fired-for-being-a-troll game.  If Clarissa had created a game for Fergwit it would include jumping over bills, avoiding credit card company calls and chasing down EDD all while going up the ladder of employment interviews. Like her other collection of games, Clarissa would [...]