November 2007

Want him to flatline at the very sight of you? Skip the flats.

I recently read this ridiculous little piece, A pair of cute flats could be your key to a night of romance, and just couldn’t help stepping onto my soap box about it (which, incidentally, isn’t much of a hike when you’re already wearing heels). OK, seriously…flats…for a night of romance? Uh, only if I’m planning [...]

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Gratitude

With Thanksgiving around the corner, ‘tis the season for giving thought to what one is thankful for. I am thankful for many, many things this year. Here’s my shortlist, for the record: The Internet. What in the hell did we ever do without it? These days, the Internet enables me to keep in touch with [...]

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Tales from Hot Roller Hell

When your hair is two feet long, or hell, even close, do not forego all logic and think (even though you know better) that you’re going to put hot rollers—with TEETH—on your own head. Please, please, please trust me on this. I stupidly, or brazenly, thought I could manage my coif on my own, using [...]

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What it Feels Like for a [Badass] Girl

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Flipping the Switch—or the Bird

Do you ever wish there was a switch you could flip that would just turn off all emotional thought? Even if only for five minutes? Without divulging details, I must confess that I feel a bit like a fish out of water at the moment. Like I am looking at my life through a crystal [...]

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American Gangster

Go see it. It’s good on the level of The Departed, and as long, but not a dull moment. And seriously, does Denzel Washington ever disappoint?I am not generally the type to sit through movies that spend two hours laying the groundwork in a gritty, complicated, and boring fashion. I can appreciate layers of plot [...]

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Babies aside…or how to get a willing donor…

It’s not what you think. Well, not really. Sure babies are great, but it’s boot season, and well, nothing is hotter than a fine pair of boots.Killer boots will not only make you feel hot, but they’ll likely get you noticed, so if you need a baby daddy, the right boots will have you knockin‘ [...]

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Even if I wanted to escape it…

the pregnancy/baby topic, that is, I couldn’t. Everywhere I look, everywhere I turn, there it is, and there they are (babies, baby bumps). Today, I got adorable (and welcome) photos of my best friend’s son in his Halloween costume. Then, unsolicited, I get my cousin’s kid in her costume as well. Then (and hell, this [...]

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