How much do you tell a new friend? And how soon? Do you talk diarrhea? It’s hard to know. My girlfriends from high school, I’ve seen all their boobs. I know the things that once embarrassed them but don’t anymore. Somewhere along the way … [Read more...]
Sometimes I make this dessert. “Making” is an overstatement. So is “dessert.” I assemble this sweet food. Wait. I assemble this sweet edible item. There. I take a plastic cup of Jell-O chocolate pudding and spoon it into a tiny glass dish. … [Read more...]
I am getting strict with myself in 2013, readers. Or trying. By nature I am a mess. If I could, I’d stay up late and sleep all day and eat waffles for every meal. So, as an adult living in the adult world, I must over-plan and over-organize to … [Read more...]
Something magical I can do is see which Google search terms led people to my blog. Overwhelming amounts of people arrive at this blog’s doorstep by searching for "teens wearing short skirts" or "very young girls in short skirts" or several other … [Read more...]
You shiver. Your four-inch patent leather heels pinch your toes from top and bottom, left and right. Bruises form. Skin splits. Your legs look gorgeous. The concrete seems to push back and, after an hour of standing, a dull pain climbs those gorgeous … [Read more...]
I like it when I see someone on the street let the dog decide which direction they will walk. I like when people have voices that don’t match their faces. I like when you witness a moment you don’t fully understand between friends that lets … [Read more...]
In an interview with The Rumpus, Francis Ford Coppola describes “a little experiment” he does “for the fun of it.” He enters the elevator in his building, pushes a button that turns the lights off so he’s standing in darkness, and pretends … [Read more...]
“OK let me read that confirmation code back to you. I’ve got M as in Mother, W as in William, T as in Table …” Do people in customer service positions receive training for this phonetic exercise? Or maybe they have a handy chart for … [Read more...]
“It doesn’t start for 30 minutes; I’m sure there will be seats.” ________________ “We’re good. I’ve got it pulled up on Google Maps.” ________________ “OK … just one shot.” ________________ “OK … just one more … [Read more...]
You want to go in and look around? Nah. Why not? Too many memories. Bad ones? Nah. Just too many. … [Read more...]
As many pats on the back the marketing industry likes to give one another, we’re not doing very well in the “social space.” There are … [More]
I don’t use that “there are two kinds of people in the world” construct because there are two kinds of people in the world: those who … [More]
I somehow managed to make and keep dates with friends in high school and college without mobile phones. Meaning, we’d decide a place and … [More]
