I think I have them, too. I've been doing frantic obsessive internet searches for the last two days and If I read one more sentence about "piercing mouthparts" or "blood meals" I'll cry ( Read more... )

I have them. In my kitchen. And they're getting worse ( Read more... )

At night, these innocent-looking seats carry the dregs of humanity that haunt the 174 at night.


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I almost got mugged the other night, walking home. The walk from the bus stop to my house is one of the creepiest places at night, a long, dark road, flanked by overgrown trees and acres of airport parking. On the right are some empty apartment complexes hidden behind creepy trees. On the left is a steep drop to a chronically deserted parking lot. ( Read more... )

My mom called me yesterday and told me the appraiser was coming over, so I should clean my room. It was a bad connection so it sounded like she said: "the oppressor's coming over tomorrow, so you should clean your room," which was funny, cuz, like, why would The Man need a clean room? And that was one of those funny-when-it-happened moments that ( Read more... )

I like taking the subway at night, especially on weekends, because there's always something happening. New York's subway is legendary, and when I thought about moving to New Jersey I figured the humble, Jerseyfied PATH train couldn't possibly compete. I mean, I've seen everything from dry humping to dried blood on the '2' train. One morning, an ( Read more... )

It was pretty soggy and miserable today, but I decided to go for an adventure with my camera.


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...But they don't check out. They stay. And breed ( Read more... )

The good folks running the St. George decided to switch out our desk chairs today. Now, instead of worn-but-still-plush cushioned chairs, we have these grammar school style all-wooden classroom chairs, which make your back hurt when you sit down. Don't they have better things to do than deprive my ass? Whenever it's windy outside, I get a cool ( Read more... )

I must really be cheap... I was at the grocery store the other day, deciding between orange juice and this newfangled orange-tangerine juice and I actually checked to see if the latter was more expensive. (orange AND tangerine..?!)

Yeah... it wasn't.