Monday, December 11, 2006

Why Some Men Don’t Believe that Women Are FunnySo Christopher Hitchens recently wrote a big old article in Vanity Fair explaining, in great, vague detail, why women aren’t funny. And his article made me think of something I’ve been meaning to tell y’all for a while now.There’s this guy […] Continue Reading…

Posted in pop culture, venting on 12/11/2006 04:29 pm
 

Thursday, December 7, 2006

You go, little girl.The other day I was in Target, walking around like a zombie, and I heard a toddler girl making noise in the toy aisle. She said stuff like, “Mama” and “Ahh!” and “Uh!”Then, I swear to gosh on the Bible, the little girl bursts into song. […] Continue Reading…

Posted in domestic on 12/07/2006 09:45 pm
 

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

The Difference Between Me and Will SmithThe difference between Will Smith and me isn’t obvious… until you see the preview for his new movie, The Pursuit of Happyness.At first I thought that trailer made me cry because it was a heartwarming story with a sad little boy and sad […] Continue Reading…

Posted in pop culture on 12/05/2006 03:18 pm
 

Monday, December 4, 2006

Mission Not AccomplishedI’m doing this so that y’all (people who know me in real life, plus anyone else who might care) can see how my real life actually goes. Remember last week, when I had a list of 8 things I planned to do over the weekend? Well, here’s […] Continue Reading…

Posted in domestic on 12/04/2006 09:12 pm
 

Sunday, December 3, 2006

Re-live the magic.New Year’s Eve 2005/2006:The story. And a little bonus footage.(Remember, you guys. NEVER AGAIN.)

Posted in photos on 12/03/2006 04:10 am
 

Friday, December 1, 2006

Christmas Gift Expectations and InadequacyI have this friend. Let’s call her Trudy. (Trudy, you’re going to know I’m talking about you when you read this. But no one else will know unless you tell them. Don’t be sad. I love you. This is a story about our love.) Trudy […] Continue Reading…

Posted in Christmas, stories on 12/01/2006 03:07 pm
 

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Acheiving Inner (Intestinal) HarmonyWhy does Coke go so well with greasy food? Is it because that’s the liquid people use to remove car battery corrosion?There’s nothing more gastrointestinally awesome, to me, than pizza followed by a can of diet cola. (Or, as some of you so charmingly call it, […] Continue Reading…

Posted in domestic, Houston on 11/30/2006 03:11 pm
 

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Things I Want to Somehow Do This Weekend1. Have a romantic evening with my boyfriend Friday night. It’s already planned – we’re going to a sexy restaurant and then a movie.2. Buy a new (used) car. A mini-van, actually. I wanted a hybrid SUV, but the ones I can […] Continue Reading…

Posted in domestic on 11/29/2006 10:14 pm
 

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Hateful People, Part MCCXVII hate it when a pretty young stranger walks by, and another woman makes a disparaging remark about the pretty young stranger, such as, “I bet they only hired her because of her slutty little outfits.” What the other woman is really saying to me in […] Continue Reading…

Posted in venting on 11/29/2006 09:40 pm
 

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Stupid PeopleTwice this morning, people almost hit my car with their cars. It made me mad, but mostly it made me scared. There is no guarantee, no matter how carefully you drive, that you can drive through your city without a careless asshole wrecking into your car.I was determined […] Continue Reading…

Posted in venting on 11/28/2006 02:33 pm