Laurie Fitzpatrick:  

Life I am no longer bored at work because I have finally taken the plunge and gotten myself into the work that is meant for me: teaching and doing my art. I wasn't ready to take this on until recently and despite the uncertainty, I am my old self again. That is a wonderful thing to be. In short, living in gray cubicals despertely festooned with the photos of loved ones (why I come to work -- so we can all eat) enduring jerk bosses and people you wouldn't pick as your friends in the outside world, is the worst way to spend the best part of your day, your week, your month, your whole freaking life. Tell me that I am wrong. School I did not fit in well At Bearden High School. This feeling was exacerbated by the fact that I had fit in -- hand in glove -- at the junior high I ha...Expand for more