Category: tabloids
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A Dayquil-Induced Rant Against Pretentious Food Porn Magazines (Mainly, Saveur)
I was deathly ill last week. I was fairly certain it was the summer plague or typhoid. I’m not sure. My guess was walking pneumonia, but I’ll admit I tend to be a bit dramatic on these issues sometimes. It started with a sore throat, some harmless coughing. Then, over the course of the next…
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Book Clubbing: Author Takes Celebrity Diets for a Spin
I haven’t done too many book reviews on the blog, but I assure you, I do read. And not just US Weekly and Life and Style either. Why, I’ve even been known to pick up a Vanity Fair at the airport once in a while. I kid. I actually read a lot. I used to…
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Don’t Know How to Convey Your Annoyance Via Text? Go With a PoEmoji
FAKT: I have never used an emoji. I actually don’t even know how to. Are they on my phone somewhere? I am old and decrepit and have no idea. Maybe they’re housed on my Life Alert. I recently read that some new emojis are being considered and it got me thinking about which ones I…
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Friday Links: Does This Blog Post Make My Butt Look Big (And/Or Shiny?) Edition
I was a bit light on posting this weekend. Mostly because I was transfixed by the comet landing. I just don’t get it. Why would anyone want to land on a comet? I don’t get space exploration in general. And don’t even get me started on this nonsense about commercial space travel. Or NASA funding.…
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Myrtle Manor Conference to be Held in County Lockup
I’ve been locked away in the land of sponsor-shaped stress balls and cup after cup of coffee in large hotel ballrooms…..that’s right, I’ve been at a work-related conference. There were some highlights at this year’s event, including a very lively presentation from this lady: She was amazing. And that was before I even realized that…
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The Treasury Department Seems Like a Pretty Decent Travel Agency
The recent story about Beyonce and Jay-Z’s trip to Cuba combines my three greatest interests: celebrities, travel and a government scandal. Alright, alright, maybe it’s not a government scandal like Weiner-gate or ‘Wide Stance’ Craig. I mean, it’s not like we need to drag in the FBI to look for imaginary recording devices or anything.…
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Lies I Ain’t Believing: Ray J’s “I Hit It First”
The cruel winter mistress has loosened her death grip on the DC region and allowed us all to thaw out for a minute. Rather than go outside this evening for a run, or go and get a much-needed pedicure, I’m sitting inside the house typing up this blog post. OK let’s be real: I’ll take…
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I’m Now Ready to Take the Bar Exam (That’s the Given at a Bar, Right?)
Well hellllllooo there! Sorry to neglect this little ol’blog here but work has been kicking my butt this week. This image, by the way, is from a yoga blog. That just cracks me up. Anyway, like I was saying, work has been mildly panic-inducing. For one thing, I attended two all-day summit/event/type thingies full of…
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Hopefully, I Don’t Get Sued for This
I watch a lot of Sons of Anarchy, which means I’m an expert on this topic: I imagine that being in prison must be quite boring. Sure, there’s all that nice gym equipment to help you work on your fitness. But honestly, it’s prison. Other than the obvious protection angle (perhaps Opie should have hung…
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Freaky Friday: Bagel Heads, Ghosts, Attack Owls
It’s been a bit of an odd Friday around here. For example, I was trapped at a work-related event for a large portion of the afternoon and when I returned to my own floor at around 2:30, no one was around. It was actually pretty creepy. Just empty chairs in every office and cube. Even…