In light of my recent low self-esteem, body image issues, the fact that a would-be rockstar has the hots for me, in spite of him dating a blonde model, is giving me a significant ego boost. Not that I would ever hook up with this guy even if he weren't in a serious relationship, nor is he bf material, but it's not every day that I compare favorably ( Read more... )

So, after my crush, Simon (Brit #1), quasi-dissed me, I went a little nuts and searched for British and English on Craigslist (Okay, lame, but my feelings were hurt!).  I sent seven messages and got five replies. Two of the blokes (ha ha) had to go back to the UK and sort of took a raincheck on hanging out.

One of the five I've met (John,  #2) and ( Read more... )

From yesterday’s Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/technology/09milk.html

August 9, 2006
On Amazon, All of a Sudden Everyone's a Milk Critic

By TOM ZELLER Jr.

Few sites have given customer product reviews more prominence than Amazon.com. But how much can one possibly say about ... milk?

Apparently a fair bit - particularly if the aim ( Read more... )

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Puppies!

1. Two grams of puppies provide enough energy to power a television for over twenty-three hours.
2. Japan provides over thirty percent of the world's puppies supply.
3. The puppie-fighting market in the Philippines is huge - several thousand puppie-fights take place there every day!
4. If you lie on your back ( Read more... )

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So...Mr. Bush gives little neck massages. Probably not such a hot idea to give one to the German Friggin' Chancellor! I didn't see him squeezing Putin or Blair like that! WTF writ large!!!! Even if he meant it as a friendly gesture, it was beyond inappropriate. I'm not against physical familiarity in a professional (or political) setting by any ( Read more... )

My face is a lot more swollen today, and when I went out to get more ice for my face last night, the bodega guy thought someone had beaten me up or something. I tried to explain that I had had surgery, but he just looked at me like, "That's so sad. She's making excuses for her monster of a boyfriend ( Read more... )

Friday:

I had to have an ice pack strapped to my face. The way I was wrapped up, I looked like I had the mumps, and the nurse had used extra gauze for the cab ride to Chris’ place. When I first sat up in the recovery room, blood spurted out my nose. It was very dramatic. So the nurse had also taped what she called “a gauze mustouche” on the bottom ( Read more... )

信じられないほど弱められる。愛されることのできない。それはCari のための悪い、苦境である。私の重量について取りついていることを止めるできない。それは実際に違いを生じないが、全世界のように今感じる。