Sux and the Citi My oldest living credit card has been given a death sentence. It had been gathering mold in a drawer somewhere for a few years, but I started using it all the damn time after I got mad at my Amazon Visa for failing to send me a new card when theContinue reading

Late to the party I got my first CD player in 1991. First DVD player in 2003. I don’t even have an iPod, but Rob’s had an MP3 player for a while, and today he picked up an old-school iPod at a pawn shop. Does that mean I’m In Da Club? I’ve been wishing IContinue reading

Western I love these little dudes. They’re part of a sculpture called “Feats of Strength,” and I think they look like turtles without shells. When it’s nice out, I eat lunch with them.

Finale season You know you’re over a show when you can’t be bothered to set an old-fashioned VCR on another TV when there’s a programming conflict. (My TiVo only gets one show at a time, but Rob has a DVR in another room and like, we have several VCRs between us, and at least oneContinue reading

Beauty way to go While eating my burrito al fresco, I observed, without turning my head: 3 white flouncy skirts1 white mini skirt (denim)4 white capri pants1 white pair of those culotte pants that everyone has this season Guess white is in. Question: Is it better to have a visible panty line showing that youContinue reading

Just send me some free stuff, all right? Neutrogena’s reply: Since your particular situation requires a more in-depth conversation than is possible through e-mail, we would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this matter with you further.Your phone call will help us to quickly gather important information for our Quality Assurance department and to determine appropriateContinue reading

Tokyo, June 17, 1991 Kendo is the most fun thing in the world. We wore the official robes with the armor and everything. The boys teaching me were so cute! The sticks aren’t very difficult to use. You do this swinging motion and whack the opponent on his side and it makes this great sound.Continue reading

Teen angst bullshit During recent trips home (to my Mom’s), I discovered letters and journals from an extremely painful period of my life. Which, at the time, I thought was the best time of my life. High school. And freshman year of college, actually. The letters that I wrote to my then-boyfriend, and apparently neverContinue reading

The pandemic begins So I’m feeling a little under the weather. I’m perfectly capable of doing my job of sitting at my computer and writing, but when I stand up or try to have a conversation, I feel sort of foggy. Out of concern that I might wake up tomorrow feeling worse, I started plottingContinue reading

Thank you, Ted Casablanca “Why didn’t Tom Cruise listen to his pro-advisers, who were telling him to stay home and act like he cared more about new daughter Suri’s feeding schedule than he did doing press for Mission: Impossible III? Getting out there and doing bad breakdancing on cable TV was not the best messageContinue reading