thanks for nothing.  i've had enough.

how to be classy at the christmas charity toy drive
drop off a couple of grubby stuffed animals in a neiman marcus shopping bag. leave the receipt in the bottom, so we know you spent several hundred dollars on clothes only a few hours before.

how to be famous at the christmas charity toy drive
bring  your new, unwrapped toys and clothes--it's ( Read more... )

The Guide to Not Getting Yourself Caught Doing Nefarious Things Online, because apparently it's not all common sense ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

why you insist on deliberately starting conversations when you know you have nothing to talk about? at least have a backup topic ready if nothing worthwhile comes up ( Read more... )

the same flight that cost $89 on tuesday now costs $278 on thursday. i'm as angry at myself for not double-checking my schedule on monday as i am for perusing travel websites on tuesday before i could even book a flight. if i hadn't known that cheaper tickets were to be had, i wouldn't be as irritated right now ( Read more... )

now this is a great survey. i can't wait to get started on the yuppie apartment of my dreams.
http://mydeco.com/imagini/test/

almost finished with my first summer as an independent working person. hurrah. at present, i am sitting on the couch in my 196-year-old living room. i am freezing. if i were to go outside, i would be able to see my breath. i could turn the heat on, or put a sweater on, but i can't, on principle. it's august. to the rest of the northern ( Read more... )

you know it's been a long day when all you want for dinner is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a beer.

Summer stock theatre is like sleepaway camp for twenty-somethings. It is a place where they can gather, work grueling and variable hours, then party all night and fall asleep anywhere except their own beds-for several months at a time ( Read more... )