Caffeine Jitters
I’ve had a coffee maker in the office for a little over a year now (though it’s been broken the past two days) so I don’t need to spend my money on morning coffee. Of […]
Tragedies
Making a Monkey Out of Me
I’d nearly forgotten about that pocket of time, a good 3-4 weeks post-Labor Day where it’s still warm enough to sleep with the windows open but school is back in session. Tuesday, I was awoken […]
Off the Wagon
So, my August no sugar/starch/alcohol detox didn’t go so well, no surprise. I caved on bread, rice, French fries and wine after the first week. I have been running 3-4 miles and lift weights four […]
Is That Your Final Answer?
Apropos to nothing, last week my mom emailed to ask if I’d ever thought of being on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire as if that’s the sort of thing you decide to do one […]
Pub Ed
It looks like the NYT Public Editor (I like how pub ed becomes pubed in the url) has gotten involved with the Cintra Wilson JCPenney kerfuffle. I had trouble actually reading the piece because I […]
Lost Cats, Lost Time
Some days I wake up feeling like shit. Irrationally so. Reading, really reading slowly not skimming this new (sort of—I knew it seemed familiar then remembered reading an extremely abbreviated version in O Magazine awhile […]
Elite Forces
I don’t know if it’s the political climate, the mainstreaming of the internet or what but based on totally random anecdotal evidence there appears to be a distressing movement toward commenters labeling people they don’t […]
More and More to Love
More to Love is confusing for many reasons (as opposed to Dance Your Ass Off, which doesn't even pretend to be earnest). I couldn't even watch the second episode. If 2/3 of Americans are truly […]
Osteoporosis Can’t Be Far Behind
I thought that my last Friday dinner throw up mishap and general malaise last week were the result of birthday weekend over-imbibing, but now I’m not so sure. I called in sick Monday because my […]
Chico’s and the (Wo)man
I'm not sure if my tastes have changed or if it's an unusually ugly era for fashion right now. I still have a job, I'm even freelancing a little on the side (currently doing research […]