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Just Putting It Out There
In my most cynical moments, I have believed that there is no such thing as pure altruism. Like I said. Cynical. Every day express your love to 3 people, animals or objectsBe true to your heartKeep doing it for 3 months & your life will totally change — Yoko Ono (@yokoono) August 3,…
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Why Is This Channing Tatum News So Sexy?
I watched Magic Mike. It was on Netflix and I felt like it was an “important” film to see. It represented a moment in time in our culture and I wasn’t even excited about the naked men at all. Honestly, I didn’t find the film sexy in the least. No, really! The like, lack of emotional connection…
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GOOD NEWS! And Rain Will Make The Flowers Grow
Hello, Friday! Our current weather is this: golden sunshine, POURING rain, and rumbles of thunder. That’s…pretty much a great metaphor for how my week has been: tempestuous but hopeful. Painful, but cleansing? No personal details, but all you need to know is I’m ok. The weather is pretty alarming, but also kind of incredible…
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I Can Be Your Hero, Baby
In 2016, I applied for literally every job under the sun. I only got one of those jobs, but that’s because THIS job hadn’t been made available yet. And speaking of “under the sun,” it involves outer space. NASA is hiring a Planetary Protection Officer. Someone to protect the world from aliens. It’s obviously the perfect job for…
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Let Go of the “Bucket List”
Here’s a pet peeve of mine that annoys me to no end: The phrase “bucket list.” No, it definitely does not mean what you think it means. The term “bucket list” is actually only ten years old, and it comes from the 2007 film The Bucket List. A bucket list, definitionally, is a list of important things…
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Currently… in August 2017
FEELING: Well, considering the fact that I’ve just returned from an epic (I think?) weekend of drinking too much and sleeping late, I honestly feel a little bit dazed! It’s the day after my birthday, so I’ve got a bit of post-birthday blues, but I can’t wait for Burning Man to hurry up and get here…
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GOOD NEWS! Two Trader Joe’s Employees Did Not Believe Me When I Said I’m Turning 33 This Weekend (and then they gave me two dozen stickers)!!!!
Woah okay HI HELLO! This week has been so fast and furious (?) that here I am, Friday morning, just now attempting to cobble together my usual weekly roundup — the weekly roundup that I usually start curating as soon as the previous one gets published, so, like, Saturday morning? Except I spent my weekend working while recovering from…
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Therapy Matters
The thing I love about therapy is that I never completely understand it. To be honest, this is also the thing I don’t like about therapy. ??? If you’ll forgive me tooting my own horn for a minute, I’m pretty smart. I was a (mostly) straight-A student in high school and all through college (mostly). I passed my…
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This Is Why It Takes Forever To Walk Anywhere In The City In The Rain
UMBRELLAS. It’s because everyone is carrying umbrellas. A normal sidewalk is like a stream, and its pedestrians like fish. Foot traffic hinges on the ability of walkers to blithely slither past each other, faster fish weaving and bobbing through schools of slower fish. Umbrellas, though. A cumbersome umbrella can double, even…
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Kewpie, Doll
My hot new summer obsession is mayonnaise. I apologize for making you think of “hot” and “summer” and “mayonnaise” all in one sentence. Ew. Gross. Let’s rephrase: I’ve just discovered KEWPIE mayonnaise, this luxurious Japanese mayo that comes in a soft and lovely squeeeeeeezey bottle. Now, I’ve always held that…
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GOOD NEWS! You Don’t NEED Any Help!
This week had been a total blur! Like, I’ve been at the studio since Tuesday, and I basically come home, have a glass of rosé, and fall asleep in an awkward position on the couch. Managed to give myself big blisters on my hand, which is awesome, and I carried a giant foam roll around…
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All About Autumn
July 16th, 2017. Temperatures are expected to reach a muggy 87 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s the kind of weather that prompts “dads” to joke that you could “fry an egg on the sidewalk,” but given the humidity, it’s more likely that the egg would poach. It’s the kind of weather that gets a girl excited…
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Modern Miss Manners
I’m old enough to remember being drilled by my elders on the concept of etiquette. I assure you, even as a punk rock baby, I realized most of it was total bullshit. I mean, WHO CARES if you wanna use a tea spoon to eat your soup with? But as I’ve grown older, I’ve…
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Meet the Top Three Contestants of ‘The Make America’s Bake Off Great Again Bake Off’!!!
We’re just one week away from the exciting finale of The Make America’s Bake Off Great Again Bake Off, the Americanized version of The Great British Bake Off that’s been America-ed for American tastes. America. Because in America, “great” isn’t just in the name of our country — as in “Great Britain” — it’s also…
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“Tradition”
Christmas was ruuuuuuuuuined. When I was very young, it was the tradition to go to Christmas Eve mass and pick up a sheet pizza from Nirchi’s on the way home. Then, one year, we got a deep fryer…and discovered the joy of tempura. It was decided that this year, we would come home from…
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I Saw The Light
Bright light floods my eyes. Bright, bright light. I raise my hand to shield them. What’s happening? “The helicopter,” I whisper weakly. “For the drowning. The shipwreck.” “Where’s your phone?” My boyfriend asks. “Here, here,” I press it into his arm. He turns off the flashlight feature on his phone…
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GOOD NEWS! You Really SHOULD Play With Your Food
Happy Friday, again! I’ve been off from the studio this week, and you know what that means!!! A lot of grocery shopping and laundry, haha! I touched-up my hair on Monday, and on Tuesday I spent the day with some friends from like….middle school? A loooong time ago. Therapy on Wednesday and I laundered ALL…
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Time To Feed The Gendered Language Around Periods To The Sharks
Aunt Flo. Lady Time. Crimson Tide. That last one is a football team, but the other two are euphemisms for PERIODS! Menstruation! And this week, a lot of blood was shed over the way we talk about periods. Help us evolve language around gender and menstrual health. — Clue (@clue) July 11,…
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Cover It Up
Hey, editors of various noteworthy publications: I have a request. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stop putting that guy on your cover. You know the one I mean. He already thinks the world revolves around him — — please stop giving him the impression that he does. You know how, when a child throws a tantrum, you’re…
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All The Makeup You Need To Survive Burning Man
Okay, Let’s Be Honest: makeup really isn’t necessary at Burning Man. I just… I really like it! The best part of my morning (besides my super-regular 6:45am morning poop #humblebrag) is deciding what makeup to wear that day. What colors, what theme, what “look” I’m going to go for. Why should I have to forego that fun,…