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Buy Some Crafts, Save a Life
I got this flyer in the mail the other day. At first glance, it seems like a nice, innocent marketing flyer announcing the imminent arrival of spring and urging residents to consider shopping at some of the nearby shops (as if I need urging). There’s some flowers blooming, but instead of flower heads there’s some…
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Wait, You Didn’t Spend President’s Day Looking for a Mystery Stench?
I love all the lesser federal holidays. You know, like Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day and MLK Day and President’s Day and Flag Day. Ok, that last one is not a federal holiday, but it should be. Since I live in DC, my company follows the federal holiday schedule and that means random Mondays off…
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NYFW Fall 2012: Eulogy to Coat Sleeves
New York Fashion Week is now officially over and I am bereft. I wasn’t there, mind you, but many of the bloggers I read regularly were there. I don’t know what my days will be like without slide shows that I can shake my head at and chuckle, “Oh that crazy Christian Siriano with his signature…
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Neither Eventful nor Helpful
This just popped into my email: At Risk For A Heart Attack? Find Out Now Eventful events@eventful.com 2:38 PM (10 minutes ago) to me Images are not displayed. Display images below – Always display images from events@eventful.com Is Gmail blocking the images in this email? Click the “Always display images…” link above. February 16, 2012 eventful specials As a member of the…
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Pulling Out the Big Guns
This is an (approximately accurate) excerpt of an actual conversation between me and my personal-chauffeur-for-life XFE at a gas station on Saturday morning, around 8 am. XFE (getting into the car after pumping the gas): Are you trying to kill me? Me (peering intently into my smart phone): No, why? XFE: You’re not supposed to…
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Packing for an 18-Day Vacation: Doomsday Preppers
Have y’all seen this new NatGeo show, Doomsday Preppers? It’s about these crazy people who are preparing for the end of the world as we know it by stockpiling food and other products, sharpening their survival skills and basically, polishing their guns. That’s basically how my travel-buddy-for-life XFE and I prepare for a trip. We…
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Reality Time: Fine TV Programming
Hey, have y’all been watching Gold Rush? Because I think these nimrods are on the gold. Against all odds, and logic, the Hoffman Crue seems to be working it out. I mean, I’m sure they’ll mess it up, but so far, it looks like they’re going to break even at least. Which is very puzzling…
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Going Tribal Drums on Some Sharkies
I have the most awesome friends. They are always looking out for me. They really are. For example, my friend Emilia recently made me aware of this fine product, along with her astute observation that “apparently tribal techno music is just perfect for shark repelling…??!”: (I’m trying to insert a video here. First time. Let’s…
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Wanted: New President for Island Paradise
Seems like the Maldives is looking for a new ruler and I’d like to go ahead and throw my hat into the ring. Now, let me get out a map and figure out exactly where the Maldives are. Ah yes, it’s apparently somewhere in the Indian Ocean, which makes sense since the now-former president Nasheed…