Wonderland or Not

Won­der­land or Not is the blog of the millen­nial bad poet, policy geek, and part time social and cul­tu­ral cri­tic known about town as coo­per.

You’ll find here the daily lef­to­vers of a slightly tor­tu­red, if at times unrea­so­nably idea­lis­tic, mind. You’ll dis­co­ver the bad poetry and prose of someone with little talent for poetry or prose, and no desire to be a poet or wri­ter. I write of things which give me hea­daches or cons­ti­pate, things I love, things that con­cern me, or things that make me laugh. I sel­dom write about myself. I may write about my brother. That this blog some­ti­mes ser­ves a pur­pose, other than cathar­sis, is happenstance.This blog was never meant to have a niche, and never meant to have a pur­pose, except as noted above. My life is in the real world. Off line, and off limits.

other stuff:

I was born in Ver­mont, grew up in Tas­ma­nia, did a child stint in Vene­zuela, went to high school in Mary­land, went to college in NYC, and am atten­ding grad school in D.C.

I have a B.A (Anth­ro­po­logy), and a B.F.A. (Pho­to­graphy). I’m wor­king on a M.P.P./M.S. (Foreign Ser­vice), a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary dual degree, with empha­sis on research and analy­sis as oppo­sed to mana­ge­ment. Con­se­quently I am a can­di­date for post grad work in a variety of dis­ci­pli­nes — of which I hope sur­fing is one. I am currently a part time analyst in needs assess­ment for the Com­mis­sion on Women at the Eco­no­mic Deve­lop­ment Com­mis­sion in my county. Please feel free to email me for more information.

I’m

Pro:
peace, poetry, lite­ra­ture, sushi, cot­ton, mush­rooms, dogs, sur­fing, hiking, gin,
vio­lins, steel toe boots and gla­dia­tor high heels, jus­tice, ice cubes, and blogs, peep

Anti:
rea­lity tele­vi­sion, pun­dits, igno­rance, stoc­kings, stal­kings, tobacco, cavi­ties,
pas­sive agres­sion, pol­yes­ter, Faux Eco­no­mics, crushed ice, toe crack, and blogs

Also at:

An Unfor­gi­va­ble Hell on Earth

Com­pul­sions (Inspirations)

Quod scripsi, scripsi