Thursday, May 20, 2004
FYI
Tad and I broke up.
I wasn’t going to talk about it here, but then I realized that it would come up eventually. And if I try to mention it as a quick aside in the future, people will … Read the rest!
FYI
Tad and I broke up.
I wasn’t going to talk about it here, but then I realized that it would come up eventually. And if I try to mention it as a quick aside in the future, people will … Read the rest!
Public Service Announcement:
A Word You Shouldn’t Say to a Single Mom
Readymade.
I don’t know who coined the phrase “readymade family”, but it was probably first uttered by a man on a sitcom.
My family is not readymade.
Everyone … Read the rest!
Jack Higgins confuses me with his animated opinions.
Someone just emailed me this editorial cartoon. As you can see, Panel One seems to refer to recently reported torture of Iraqi prisoners. It shows a guy watching the news with … Read the rest!
Bag Culture
I used to not care about bags.
No – that’s a lie. I’ve always cared about the purses I carried. But I didn’t care about designer bags… until now.
Over the past year, I’ve met a lot of … Read the rest!
Hey Foxy Lady
You’re looking really nice today. I like your outfit. Like your style. That’s a cute suit with your pointy-toed shoes. Your hair looks so nice. Your makeup is perfectamundo.
But why do you have to carry that … Read the rest!
Party Bears
Whenever I come out of this one guy’s office at work, I end up face-to-face with this weird-ass painting of a bunch of bears. Actually, I think it’s a reproduction. But still. There are, like, a thousand bears … Read the rest!
Recipe for Fun
1. Go to CostPlus World Market and buy a $10 jar of salt scrub. I like the Peppermint Rosemary one. If you take someone with you, that person might wrinkle her nose at the generic-looking packaging of … Read the rest!
I talk funny.
Almost a year ago, I spoke on a panel for a UH Women’s Studies’ program. It was called Youth Culture. There was a woman from a record company, a community activist, and me. I represented life on … Read the rest!
Makeover
If you’re a regular reader, you’ll see that this site looks different now. I accidentally totally messed up the old template, so I had to replace it with this one.
Also, I’m trying comments for the first time. Feel … Read the rest!
Thanks
Thanks to everyone who wrote in with advice on contacts. After thoroughly cleaning the contacts and making sure they weren’t inside out or on the wrong eyes, I tried them one last time. They were still wrong, and I … Read the rest!