I did it, guys. I’ve lived for half a century. I’m a decade past the age my friend Alix told me I should officially start shopping at Eileen Fisher. I’m only a year younger than Blanche Devereaux (coincidentally, my phone’s name) was in the Golden Girls. I’m “I like to kick, stretch, and KICK” years … Continue reading 50 Ways to Celebrate Turning 50
j/k, this list is not particularly fast nor furious (we save that for Festivus), but much like my seasonal Facebook albums (ahem, see, “All I Do is Win(ter)” and “Fall-o The Leader”), I’m running out of clever names for these. But since I do believe in the power of gratitude, the list must go on. … Continue reading The 9th Annual Gratitude List: 2 Fast, 2 Furious
It’s time for my “annual” “year end” round up of the best and worst of the year. Here are some of my most and least favorite things of the year. Best book I read: Tie: Demon Copperhead & We All Want Impossible Things Worst book I read: It Ends With Us (now a controversial movie … Continue reading The Best & Worst of 2024
I trust you’ve set up your Festivus poles, enjoyed some miracles, and participated in some feats of strength. But now, it’s time to air some motherhuggin’ grievances! I have, and I can’t stress this enough, a lot of them. I’m only slightly ashamed to admit that while I often struggle to come up with things … Continue reading Serenity Now! (It’s Festivus Time)
You know, every year I do this list a little later, and every year I make a bunch of excuses for why I didn’t post right on Thanksgiving, but I’m not gonna do that this year. Because no one cares. No one wants to hear my sob story about how I slowly slide down a … Continue reading The Late, Great* Gratitude Post (Year 8)
I recently had gum grafting surgery, which involves a periodontist stabbing you with Novocaine 8-10 times, then carefully removing the human skin from the top of your mouth, applying it to the receding gum area (in my case, below my bottom front teeth) and then suturing the bloody remainders of your demolished mouth back together. … Continue reading Things That Could Have a Better System
It’s the mostttt wonderful time of the year: Festivus. Time to air our grievances! I’ll go first. Here are a few of my grievances, in no particular order: The “toilet shower” at the Tommie I *do* appreciate my home away from home in Austin, the Tommie. But if I’m staying more than three nights, it … Continue reading Festivus, for the rest of us
Well, it’s been about two months since we spent two weeks in Casco, Maine, at a resort called Point Sebago (pronounced Seh-BAY-go by the general public and Seh-BAH-go by Sir George O’Rourke), and since it’s now more like Back to School time, it only seems fitting that I would finally get around to finishing my … Continue reading What I Did On My Summer Vacation
I’m just like my idol, Sydney Bristow, but with significantly fewer cool wigs/outfits. Last summer, I started working at McGarrah Jessee (you can see me for .1 seconds in the video around 2:19), and ever since I’ve been traveling to Austin about once a month. So now I have my Boston life and my Austin … Continue reading Living a Double Life
A few days ago, I posted a picture of the interior of a fridge to my IG/FB stories with the caption, “My fridge.” It was not, in fact, dear readers, my fridge. It was what I pray was a joke from some influencer, but I was shocked by how many people who at least kind … Continue reading I am insulted.
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