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taxman
So I'm sitting here taking a stab at my taxes, and it just sucks. Sucks! I'm going to owe, and probably a lot, and I hate dealing with numbers, and it's the government, and just ugh. Sucks!
It would be better with a glass of wine, right? Maybe two? And maybe munchies? And maybe friends?
Or not?
Poll it's business time -
banning airbrushing
This should make me happy, and in some ways it does. Certainly as both consumer and accomplice, I’ve fell victim to unrealistic portrayals of women’s bodies. I’d love to see magazines stop airbrushing our bodies. (I will say, though, that the number of times I’ve seen our airbrushers instructed to slim down a body is outnumbered by the times I’ve ( Read more... ) -
statistic
I have lived in New York nearly nine years and have been crapped on by birds six times. Five of those have been since September. -
a short film that takes place in my imagination
My college roommate had a guy she was dating say to her, early in the morning after a long night of quilting or whatever it was they may have been doing, “Let’s go greet the dawn.”
When she told me this, I did not hear dawn; I heard don. This launched an entirely different vision in my mind than what likely went on. When I burst into laughter-to ( Read more... ) -
top loin
So the company I work for has a ranch, in addition to publishing magazines and newspapers. Don't ask, I can't tell you why. But today's cafeteria special is steaks from the ranch, and they flew in a cowboy to help promote the meat.
"I'm all for knowing where our food comes from, Nathan*, but this is ridiculous!"
*Eco-conscious yuppie name chosen ( Read more... ) -
office etiquette/policy Q
In an office setting in which most employees are in an open-cubicle setting, should there be a policy about the volume of cell phone ringers? -
maritime interests
What to tell kids about the Spitzer scandal, per cnn.com
See, when I asked my mom what a hooker was when I was 9, she said, “It’s someone who stands there on the corner and says [fluffing her hair], ‘Hey, sailor.’” That worked just fine for me. -
MAG LOADING
MAG LOADING
Question: Does ingesting large amounts of magnesium induce vivid dreams?
Background research: Some offhanded mention in Esquire. All other research methods ("Google") led to derivatives of this article by Chuck Klosterman and absolutely nothing else.
Hypothesis: Hell yeah! Or maybe Chuck Klosterman is just a dickhead.
Experiment: ( Read more... ) -
let this be a lesson
The worst $200 I ever spent was on highlights.