Ampersand It's All Chiara, All The Time

Hey, hi. I kind of think that “About Me” pages on blogs are a bit silly, because isn’t the whole blog About Me? (It’s right in the name, dude). I thought I would just give you a list of entries I’ve liked over the years (yeeeeaaaaaarrsss!!) I’ve been writing online. Before you get to those, however, you may wish to know:

My name (right in the URL!) is pronounced “key-ar-ah” not “chee-ar-ah.” In case you like to read aloud.

I am an American living in Wellington, New Zealand. Check out the handily-named “Wellington” and “New Zealand” tags if you want to read more about that.

“Ampersand” doesn’t mean anything. When I first started this thing my “About Me” page said something like “It’s a long word for a short symbol,” but again, that doesn’t really mean anything.

If I Were A Bus Driver One of the first entries I wrote that I really liked.

Et Tu, Haricot Vert? What happens when I try to eat vegetables.

The Mountain. What used to be my big romantic crossed-stars story; very hard to believe I ever felt this way. Here is a follow-up of sorts, written four years later.

My Secret About a very important song for me.

The Cloud Room I don’t actually think anyone else likes this entry as much as I do.

Heaven. Another one I don’t think anyone else likes as much as I do.

The Mirror Bar About going out in Wellington, the first year I lived here, back when I actually went out on Saturdays.

My First Kiss Lizard tongue plus plunger mouth: how can you lose?

Crushes. I like you do you like me please check this box yes or no.

School I helped out at my Mom’s kindergarden class and it was HARD.

Nights. How I have spent some.

Digging. Putting up walls.

St. Swithin’s Day. Another important song for me.