I never talk about my breasts. Never. Really, there is nothing to discuss. I’ve worn the same bra size since eighth grade, and no, I was NOT an early bloomer. I wasn’t a bloomer at all. Occasionally you might hear me explaining that my mother, who has a decent rack, divided her boob genes between … More Hexed in the WHAT?
I’m starting at the end and working my way back to this morning. If you’re squeamish, even just a little, don’t read #5. 1. Thank God “Commander in Chief” just rescued me from American Idol auditions. Damn. I’m embarrassed for some of those people. Did you see that girl who wanted to kick Paula Abdul’s … More Holy crap, y’all
(Because all of my profile pictures seem to feature a fraction of my face surrounded by a hoodie or a cat, I’ve decided to reveal myself by telling you a terribly dull story about growing out my hair, and then asking you to make comments about it.) At the end of the summer of 2004 … More Now you see it, now you don’t, OR Beyond the hoodie
*Who am I kidding? Here in NC two INCHES would cancel school. Anyway, story still applies…. Catch up on my magazines. I could paper my walls with back issues of The Progressive, Yoga Journal, and the Oxford American. Mend the claw-shaped hole in my comforter that’s been there for over a year. Walk with Suzanna … More Thirteen things I would do if two feet of snow* fell and cancelled school
Thirteen Things about hd I have a large, enormous, really big, huge, gigantic crush on Tom Selleck. When I drive by housing developments that have huge brick or stone entrances and archways and gatehouses that are larger than every house I’ve ever lived in, I become apoplectic with rage. I shout, “Pretentious! Pretentious!” and ask … More Thursday 13
Thirteen Things about hd I am so thoroughly under the influence of Aleve at this moment that I would not be surprised if the next 12 things I tell you about myself are a)extremely repetitive, b)painfully dull, or c)written in tongues. Sometimes I buy a tub of Duncan Heinz chocolate icing and put it in … More Thirteen Things about hd
Thirteen Things about hd I am so thoroughly under the influence of Aleve at this moment that I would not be surprised if the next 12 things I tell you about myself are a)extremely repetitive, b)painfully dull, or c)written in tongues. Sometimes I buy a tub of Duncan Heinz chocolate icing and put it in … More Thirteen Things about hd
Confession: I have a really hard time throwing out old contact lenses. Every month when I open a new package I put the ones I’ve been wearing into another case so I’ll have a spare pair, which means I have to throw out the lenses that are in the spare case. And every month I … More Please tell me there are others out there like me
Every morning around 6:15, before the sun has even considered rising and the owls are still out hunting, I take Suzanna for a walk around our neighborhood. I’m not a morning person, but I like these early morning walks. I like the dimly lit windows of my neighbors’ houses, and I like still being able … More I am an embarrassment to every science and math teacher I ever had
Things have gotten a little serious here in my corner of the universe, and while I haven’t forgotten the reason why, it occurs to me that I need to heed Ellen’s advice take a break from the weighty sadness. I thought I’d take this opportunity to share a few things about myself that you might … More A little more about me
one small corner of the universe 