“We’re the sponges of the world.” Someone said this to me a few years ago, and the idea crawled into my cerebellum and made a nice home there. I suspect the idea even went to Ikea and got some brightly colored cushions and cheap furniture it couldn’t figure out how to put together. So it [...]
Alternate title: Fuck You, LinkedIn I’m updating my LinkedIn profile. Something I expected to take twenty minutes. Yeah, it’s now five hours later. Because rather than trust my own instincts – which veer toward talking about monkeys instead of, you know, what I actually do – I did a search on freelance writers to see [...]
I’m plowing through The Gospel According to Coco Chanel because Nicole thrust it in my direction during our last work date and told me to read it. Since everything she tells me to do – “eat this cookie,” “try my homemade ravioli,” “watch Glee and drink two bottles of wine” - always turns out to be [...]
1. My brother and I wear the same maniacal grin when playing tennis. As reported by his affectionate, long-suffering girlfriend. We have the same twisted sense of humor when playing Apples to Apples. As reported by everyone. 2. The baby toddled over to give me a hug as soon as I walked in the door. [...]
