Mimo le Singe
Bio
First, there was Mailchimp. Then, there was Wordchimp. And now, you've got a “Storychimp” sharing writing-related advice and other random musings. Happy reading! All works are written by me, not by AI.
Stories (87/0)
Topics About Love
What happens when you come to terms with your feelings: Most, if not all people will have their own way of coping with falling in love. Here, I'll explain mine: I do absolutely nothing about it. Externally, anyway. Internally, it's a whole other story. I don't want to say that I'm uninterested in relationships, but I do think I'm in a place in my life where it'd be difficult for me to accommodate a partner. Thus, I just don't think I'd do a very good job at committing a part of me to them. It also doesn't help that I'm an asexual; trying to identify another one of those is a mission in and of itself.
By Mimo le Singe5 years ago in Humans
Topics About Success
Should we be sharing our failures online, just as we do our successes? Employers, recruiters, and other types of professionals all appreciate honesty a lot more than we give them credit for. A big part of that is being open about reality: Not everything takes off or works out the way we want them to.
By Mimo le Singe5 years ago in Motivation
Seasonal Wardrobe Malfunction: An Epidemic
We're almost into the second week of March and it's still somehow colder now than it was in December, January, and February combined, despite weather networks claiming it'll get warmer from here on out. Because of this, seasonal wardrobe malfunctions have become something of a widespread epidemic—in my city of Toronto, at least.
By Mimo le Singe5 years ago in Styled
Topics About Fate
Are we truly destined to be with one person? We often hear the saying, "You only fall in love once in your lifetime," and yet most, if not all people fall in love at least more than once in their lives. It's entirely possible to love different people (even at the same time) for different reasons—this is especially true if contexts are involved—and the intensity of that love can vary depending on the circumstances. Maybe propinquity has its convincing song and dance number, maybe one of them has a better rapport with you, or maybe you're drawn to the challenge that comes with a particular person.
By Mimo le Singe5 years ago in Humans
The Challenge of Being Yourself
Finding Yourself There comes a time (actually, many times) in your life where you will realize things are happening with you emotionally that have never happened before, and you won't know how to deal with it at that moment. They might affect your ability to function as a human being in everyday life; they might affect the dynamic of your relationships. But one thing will definitely be true. You'll feel the need to step back for a while and consider another way of getting around whatever roadblock is in the way.
By Mimo le Singe5 years ago in Motivation
Friendships that Don't Last: My Thoughts
The only thing that separates friendship from romance is the degree to which people are intimate with one another, especially where having children together is concerned. Otherwise, I reckon that friendships require just as much, if not more nurturing than romantic relationships do. In many cases, your friends were there for you before you had a love life, and if they're true, they'll surely remain in place should things go awry in paradise. They can help us realize that we don't always have to chase after the things society wants us to.
By Mimo le Singe5 years ago in Humans
Guilty Pleasures Shouldn't Feel So Guilty
I've come to realise over the years that there's nothing wrong with me enjoying activities or media others might (key word being might) find utterly preposterous or a waste of time. As long as I don't do anything dangerous or develop potentially harmful addictions, there's no reason why I can't at least keep myself pleased if I somehow fear no one else wants to join the club. It just has to make sense to me, right?
By Mimo le Singe5 years ago in Motivation
Toronto Theatre Review: 'The Last Ship' (2019)
It had been almost two years since I wrote a theatre review as a critic for The Theatre Reader before the magazine was discontinued, and I'd been truly missing those near-regular theatre going days. As soon as I found out the cast of The Last Ship would be performing at the Princess of Wales Theatre from February 9 until March 24 (fun fact, through a subway ad), I naturally leaped at the opportunity to relive my thespian musing process.
By Mimo le Singe5 years ago in Geeks
Nerdiness: Was It Ever Niche to Begin With?
It took me many years to get over the fact that labels are just that: labels. They don't have to define anything unless we want them to, and they certainly don't have to be the be-all and end-all of everything, especially when it comes to the complex layers that come with being human.
By Mimo le Singe5 years ago in Humans
My Thoughts on ASMR Videos
For those of you who don't know, autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is when a gentle sound(s) triggers a tingling that starts from your scalp to the back of your neck. Such a sound(s) might either make falling asleep easier or simply help you to calm down. Granted, not everyone experiences this, but it doesn't mean that people who don't understand the sensation can't find its value in some way or another. Take, for instance, YouTube videos.
By Mimo le Singe5 years ago in Longevity