This morning/last night I walked home to bed as the sun rose. This is what sometimes happens when I hang out with Brooke and company, especially when we make our own private dance party in her brand-new house (yes, "house"! in Brooklyn!). It hadn't dawned on me that I was up late enough for that. This is why Donald says he brings sunglasses to his ( Read more... )

A friend wrote to me today, "Are you getting a haircut this Saturday?" This was an odd question, I thought to myself, until I saw what she sent me:

Annual Shearing of the HeatherShe assured me that although she is a "Heather enthusiast," she doesn't think she can attend this event ( Read more... )

Included among the many reasons that boutell is awesome is that he made me this:


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A good conversation is not one that starts out with my George-Bush-voting parents asking me over dessert, "So, what do you think about global warming?" Please don't ask me this, ma and pa. Our relationship is much better when you don't mention yet again that Michael Crichton novel you love so much, State of Fear. You bring it up every time you want ( Read more... )

Happy Good Friday! God, how I love saying that ( Read more... )

Everyone knows that it's bad manners to pay very much attention to the people packed in around you on a subway or bus. If it's rush hour and you're besieged on all sides by strangers, you find a way to visually focus on something that's not one of the many people who are three inches or less from your face. This is why companies that advertise on ( Read more... )

"You know, you were in my top five break-ups, and we weren't even seeing each other."

-Name withheld to protect the innocent

Odd to hear, but it makes sense. I can think of two boys who fit into my own bad-breakup-but-weren't-actually-dating category.

summer teeth - some're yellow, some're brown, some're here, some're there.... [say it aloud]

Example: "She has summer teeth."

(Courtesy of Richard)

A couple weekends ago I got outta town and went to Chicago. The flight on Delta was less than $100. After a weekend in the company of spinach_boy, Prairie Landing, and Colliculus in a city that's much lower-key than NYC, I felt completely refreshed and relaxed. For one thing, the standard of living just seems higher for what you pay. For another thing, the ( Read more... )

In today's guest post, Richard discusses the idiocy of certain song lyrics about his hometown.

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Q: What did you tell me your opinion is about that "Chicago" song by Frank Sinatra?

A: Actually, there are two Chicago songs that were performed by Frank Sinatra, "My Kind Of Town" and "Chicago (That Toddling Town)"Neither song really ( Read more... )