Hey, you. Guy in the sky. Are you there? Mom says I should pray to you and listen intently for a response.
So. OK. Here’s the deal. BL snapped my bra today as I was walking into school. He was waiting for me, and he did it in front of everybody. He laughed as I turned [...]
First of all, I have to give a shout-out to John Cole, proprietor of Balloon Juice, and his merry band of co-front pagers. They have been working diligently on amassing the Balloon Juice vernacular and putting them in one place, known as the Balloon Juice Lexicon. The definitions are informative, snarky, thorough, and just plain [...]
Guys fascinate me; they really do. Why? Because for many of them, a woman is doable, no matter how skanky, stupid, vapid, cruel, or crazy she is. Hell, for some of them, that’s just a bonus. In the political world, even progressive guys will say something like, “Michele Bachmann’s crazy, but I’d do her.” The [...]
Aaaaand, I’m back with more of my favorite literature. First, a little more backstory. There was a time in my mid-twenties when I couldn’t read any serious fiction. I still read my beloved mysteries, but I eschewed literature. I didn’t have any particular reason–I just wasn’t feeling it.
Much as I am not now. Now, [...]
So, ok. My last three posts have been about all ways I differ from the mainstream when it comes to pop culture. TV, movies, and music. What’s missing from these lists, you ask yourself? Well, you probably don’t, but I’m going to tell you, anyway. Books, of course. I am obviously a very verbal [...]
All right. I’ve done movies and I’ve done TV. Next up is music, of course. As I have said before, I don’t care for the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, Zepplin, etc. I like the stray song by them, but I am not enamored of their oeuvres, and this causes me [...]
Ed. Note: I knew I forgot a movie. It is now added.
Ok. Now that we’re all grooving to the She’s Got Bette Davis Eyes, I can continue with my list of what makes me ME. Next up is my list of movies. Let me start by saying that I haven’t seen many of the [...]
for a dear sister halfway around the world
wishing you a safe journey home
i am holding you in my heart
shining a white light to guide your brother,
gently, to the other side.
i surround you with love and strength
in a desperate attempt to shield you from your pain;
wishful thinking, i know,
for there is no way to get through [...]
Ok. Since I have in the past listed all the ways in which I am soooo different from everyone else and how much it sucks, I’ve decided today to do something a bit different. I am going to list all the ways in which I am sooooo different from everyone else, and why I rock! [...]
Where were you eight years ago (and one day) when the Towers fell? For my generation, it has replaced, “Where were you when the Challenger exploded?” as the defining question of our lives (at least until we elected Barack Hussein Obama as president).
Where was I? I was in California, the Bay Area to be precise. [...]