Ordinary Mer

INFJ

There are some people who don’t put a lot of stock into personality assessments, astrological signs or anything else along those lines. I am not one of those people. While I fully understand that personality type-casting and astrology are not actual sciences, I still believe quite strongly that I fit within the parameters of certain [...]

The Ghosts of Halloweens Past

When I was growing up, Halloween was second only to Christmas as the greatest holiday EVER. I mean, you get to dress up as anything and go around to people’s houses and get free candy!?! As a kid, there’s really nothing better. And as a kid who loved playing dress-up, loved playing make-believe and loved [...]

(Un)Expectations

Last Friday, July 1st, would have been Princess Diana’s 50th birthday. I’ve written before about my minor obsession with royalty, particularly British royalty, but of course Diana remains a topic of fascination for a lot of people. It seems strange to me that a woman who lived such a large (and arguably full, if flawed) [...]

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