Better Styling Through ChemistrySome of you may remember that, a few weeks ago, my hair suddenly changed from blonde-ish to fire-engine red. Since then, of course, it’s faded to medium auburn with chunks of blonde peeking through. Even though I had it professionally, “permanently” done. Red fades. So does […] Continue Reading…
Coffee ShakeEarlier yesterday I was thinking about low-glycemic-index stuff you could eat without crying from frustration, and I invented something new, in my mind.Coffee shake! A sugar free, real coffee, coffee shake!Here’s what I thought my invention might contain:real coffeeiceheavy creamwhey powdersugar-free flavored syrupcinnamon (which may or may not […] Continue Reading…
I know the answer now.I think I do, I mean. I did some research on teh internets, and I’ve realized that my gynecologist was right, even though she said things in such a dismissive, blow-off-y way.I’m gonna try to lose 70 pounds. Then, in theory, my ovaries should return […] Continue Reading…
The Pattern of Crappy FeelingsSo my endocrinologist is making me take my temperature every day this month, and I’m learning ever so much. One, my temperature never goes up enough to indicate that eggs are in my uterus. Two, I feel especially sickly on days when my temperature dips […] Continue Reading…
My nerves are shot.Normally I’m a person who thrives on deadlines and slight amount of pressure. But…Over the past few weeks, I’ve spent a lot of time explaining to people that I have this big writing deadline, and therefore I can’t hang out as much. Even though I really, […] Continue Reading…
BangsI want to cut my hair so that it has bangs, ending at my eyebrows.I don’t need my boyfriend’s permission to do this, and I don’t want his approval, but I do value his opinion. I asked his honest opinion: Did he think bangs would look good on me, […] Continue Reading…
Real QuickWent on the radio tonight to promote the upcoming Houston Poetry Fest workshop I’m doing, and it was fun. I met a local poet whose I now christen, psuedonymously, Deann Bon Jovi. Hi, Deann! (Bon Jovi.)Oh, PS, that reminds me… If you know me in real life, and […] Continue Reading…
An Intuitive Fortune CookieSo this weekend was supposed to be two things. One: a weekend apart from my boyfriend, because we spend every single weekend together, usually, to the point that I neglect my other friends and my chores. Two: I was supposed to get three important chores done.So […] Continue Reading…
