Archive for October, 2006

One-Hundred Percent Airplane Free

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

I was not on an airplane when I took this picture. Nor was I soaring gracefully through the atmosphere, red cape fluttering in the wind. I was driving over a hill. Because I am JUST THAT COOL. This is what you could see from the top of Devil’s Slide a few weeks ago. It was [...]

This Post Will Self-Destruct in 30 Seconds

Monday, October 16th, 2006

Many of the menfolk in my life are blog-shy. I mentioned my brother on this blog once. My mother, ever the soul of discretion, read it out loud when he was in the room. He was not pleased with me or my decision to tell the internet that he used to enjoy quality time with [...]

Deep Thoughts

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

How jaded do you have to be to watch four jets fly six inches apart in perfect unison at 600 miles an hour, costing a thousand dollars a minute to do it, and think, ‘Wow, I’m kind of bored?’

I am a Jealous Hag

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

A blustering shrew. A hormonal wench. and A stroppy cow. (I’m also a mutant kimodo dragon. But that’s fully awesome, so I’m letting it stand.) How does one mere slip of a girl manage so many time-consuming and unpaid occupations? YOU MAY WELL ASK. (Mission: Be Less Invective = Failed.) Re: Jealous Hag. I do [...]

How to Ride a Motorcycle: Passenger’s Edition

Sunday, October 8th, 2006

Rule 1: Climb on. Maintain dignity after discovering that your jeans were easier to sit in two barbeques and six desserts ago. Rule 2: Wrap your arms around the driver’s waist. Try to mask the fact that you’re clinging for dear life. Rule 3: When the driver smiles at you in a jaunty manner before [...]

Dancing in the Bathroom at Work: Lesson One

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

Walk down the hall, pass the elevators, and open the bathroom door. Poke your head in and look both ways. Check occupancy by peering under the stall doors for feet. Determine desertion. Walk to the mirror, face yourself, and crank up your ipod to a suitable song. (May I suggest “Bang a Gong (Get it [...]