Archive for September, 2009

13 Things You Should Know About Me, Were We Ever To Meet

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

1. Yesterday, I stopped and bought devil horns to wear to work. I do things like this. Wearing devil horns. At work. The mailman was rather startled. 2. Sometimes I snort when I laugh. It’s a little uncouth, but take it as a compliment. It means I think you’re so funny that I just lost [...]

There’s a Small Bit of Sincerity and Honest Self-Examination Buried in the Jokes. Somewhere.

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Dating stumps me. Not the mechanics of it – conversation and a glass of something red is the easiest thing in the world, even if he’s a mouth-breather with the hygiene of an alley cat and the table manners of a pigeon. What really baffles me is how to choose the right person. I’ve always [...]

Reason No. 427 Why The Royal Family Won’t Invite Me To Dinner Any Time Soon

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

A friend and I were having sushi tonight when an unagi roll slipped from my chopsticks and landed in my shallow dish of soy sauce, sending a dark tidal wave straight toward me. Brown splotches bloomed all over my pink shirt and soy sauce dripped from my elbow. She snickered softly while I shrugged and [...]

How Labor Day Finally Won “Best Holiday” Award (Christmas is Still Pissed)

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

There are few things I like better than getting on a plane and going somewhere with sea, sand, and girl-on-girl action. LUCKY ME: (Photo thanks to Leah.) Yes, that’s Jemima planting one on Leah, much to onlookers’ delight. (And my favorite camel is planting one on me.) (It was that kind of a day.) Spending [...]

My New Dog Will At Least Have the Grace To Look Ashamed Afterward

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

I want a dog more than I want just about anything else right now. If someone on the street offered me fame, fortune, the keys to a turn-of-the-century Victorian, and Nathan Fillion to mow my lawn – or – a Boxer Akita-mix puppy, I’d say, “Is the dog house-trained?” My walks take me to the [...]