To be up front, I do not live in what many would consider a nice neighborhood. There is a large crime problem, many of my neighbors are unhoused, and we are all low- to no-income people. Unfortunately, because of the rampant amount of people suffering from mental illnesses and addiction, we are stuck in a somewhat vicious cycle. That said, I love where I live. … Continue reading A Furry Surprise
I dash through the theatre, only hobbling a little. My bright pink cane reflects the stage lights in a dizzy blur. I’m screaming obscenities, things so vulgar I’d never say them aloud usually. A drunk audience member lurches into my path and nearly tips his drink on me. I roll my eyes. I push past him and arrive at the back of the auditorium. I … Continue reading Life’s a Cabaret Part II
June was a big month in my household. The Clinton Street Cabaret’s Rocky Horror performance, something I have been involved with since I was eighteen, began again. My roommate finally got her gender confirmation surgery. I added a sweet new partner to my polycule. I graduated college with a bachelor’s degree and the first year of my master’s under my belt. My partner finally changed … Continue reading A Wild June
by JP “Johnny” Campbell Now that Oregon has relaxed their COVID restrictions, students will return to the PSU campus this fall for the first time in a year. I’m both incredibly excited and incredibly nervous. I haven’t been in a physical classroom in a long time! I completed both my last year of undergrad and my first year of grad school in front of a … Continue reading A Return to Campus
It is no secret that I’ve wanted a snake my whole life. I have been talking about reptiles since childhood, begging my parents for a scaly buddy since I could talk. The answer was always no. (Honestly, more than fair, since we were/are a household of tender-hearted vegetarians.) I’ve been scrimping and saving for a snake since I moved out of my parents’ home at … Continue reading A Scaly New Friend
By Julien-Pierre “Johnny” Campbell Content warning: discussion of dental procedures, descriptions of physical pain, descriptions of my own emetophobia Recently, I got all four wisdom teeth pulled. While this is usually an unpleasant experience for anyone, it was made all the more difficult by two things: 1) my intense phobia of dentists and 2) the nasty reaction I had to the pain medication I was … Continue reading A Hard Lesson in Slowing Down
by Julien-Pierre “Johnny” Campbell I have never been much of a TV person. At the risk of sounding pretentious, I’m much more of a reader, a theatre/opera person, or a writer. I get very antsy sitting still, but books and the like occupy my mind decently. During quarantine, however, and at the behest of my fiancee, I’ve been sitting down and binge watching dozens of … Continue reading Quarantine TV Recs: Netflix
