Author: meghan
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Be Safe
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I tell you to “Be Safe.” You hate it. Safe is what you don’t want to be. “Safe is the enemy” of adventure. “Safe” is the last thing you want. When I tell you “be safe,” your hackles go up. You’re never going to “be safe,” are you? I tell you to “Be…
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Rei Kawakubo / Comme des Garçons “Art of the In-Between” at The Met is Actually Hilarious
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So a couple weeks ago, I took myself on a trip to The Met to see the Rei Kawakubo / Comme des Garçons “Art of the In-Between” exhibit. I went in with zero expectations and I did zero research. I knew less than nothing about Rei Kawakubo going in, but I always enjoy the fashion exhibit.…
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Re-Discovering Threadbanger: One Of My Oldest, Newest YouTube Favorites
I first “met” Threadbanger in 2008. I’d just moved to New York City, but I lived wayyy out in Forest Hills, Queens. Four days out of the week, I worked a really demanding, soul-killing job. When I came home, I was pretty isolated and depressed and had little to distract me aside from an…
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We NEED To Have A Potty Talk
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Hi, strangers. We need to have a talk about potty training. Not for kids… for adults. For YOU. I would say, seven times out of ten, I walk into a Manhattan public restroom and find piss everywhere. More than just a few sprinkled. More than the errant drip. Much more than a forgivable “there was…
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True Instagram Stories: The First and Only Time I Have Ever Locked Myself Out Of The House
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This is why you should follow me on Instagram. The End.
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Good News! We Can Peel Our OWN Oranges!
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Well hello, again! It’s another weekly roundup of GOOD NEWS. Funny pictures and happy-making news items to stuff in your eye sockets when everything else on the Internet seems hopeless and depressing.We begin, as we most often do, with a personal update. Because you love meeeeeee, that’s why you’re here! First up, I bet…
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After “Before He Cheats”
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Ext. Honkey-tonk dive bar. HE and SHE exit together, entwined. SHE is visibly tipsy and stumbling over the sidewalk, but she falls when HE drops her to the ground in shock. HE: What the hell? MY CAR! SHE: OOF! Where’s yer car hon? OH SHIT. HE: That bitch trashed my car!! SHE: Who trashed your car??…
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I Feel Pretty, Or Maybe Not
After cooking dinner for my grandma and sipping on rosé, we (my mother, my grandma, and I) rushed from the table to meet my aunt, uncle, and cousins at our favorite mini golf spot. I pulled my hair into a ponytail and slathered on some pink lipgloss and who knows? Maybe it was…
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Poppin’ Tags: A True Story About How Storytelling Saved My Butt
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I have a favorite Goodwill store. I assume you all do, too. Mine is on 8th street, just East of 6th Avenue. Damn close to the Jefferson Market Library, home to my favorite clock tower. They have a really good selection of quirky items, and they’re pretty lax about enforcing their “only 3 items in the dressing…
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Great Minds
Friday, June 2nd, 2017: the day there was NO BOOZE in the house. On Friday, I had a little bit of work to finish up from home, so I spent the rest of the day doing errands. Send invoices, replace the SodaStream tank, and BUY BOOZE. I walked over to my favorite liquor…
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Currently… in June 2017
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FEELING: Strangely optimistic. Last month got rough, and it felt like there was just negative energy everywhere, but maybe that was just hitting rock bottom, because I’m entering this month with the feeling like we’ve got nowhere to go but UP! . WATCHING: Lots of YouTube — I’d love recommendations on vloggers who aren’t cookie-cutter…
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Good News! At Least The Tardigrades Will Survive
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Last week came in like a lion, and it’s going out like a lamb! It’s June, now. Holy crap. I completely didn’t see this month coming. #Sad? As you can see from my photo above, I went to the MoMA this week after my therapy session! This one is called L’Atelier, or “The Studio,”…
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The Barkchelorette
Oh hi, it’s me. Copper. I know you’ve only just met me in Episode 1 of Season 13 of The Bachelorette, but I’ve known Rachel Lindsay for a long time. We’ve spent more time together than Rachel & Fred did during their camp days. Rachel told Fred, “You always remember the bad ones.” But I’m not one…
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A Personal Day
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At my last session, my therapist told me to do something for myself this week. On Sunday, I had the entire day to catch up, get ahead, and take care. Here’s what I did. repotted 1/3 of my succulents touched up the blonde on my roots went grocery shopping bought…
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I Was Wrong About QALO Rings, And I Can Say So
I’m willing to admit when I’m wrong, but only when I’ve convinced me that I’m wrong. So when I first heard about these QALO rings, I did a spit-take. This commercial ran as one of my ads on Hulu and my gut reaction to it was, well, not very generous of my spirit. “What the fuck kinda bullshit crap…
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I’m Not Sorry About My ‘Feelings’ About This Hot Pockets Commercial
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Intrigued? I know I am. This commercial, to me, is just dripping in weird toxic masculinity code. WATCH IT!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ew-jWutL0E What is this ad saying, basically? That if you’re a dude, you’re busy doing DUDE things. Otherwise, there would be a female platonic friend wearing a VR headset on that sofa! But Nope, this is post-Gamergate, everyone…
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I Say Hey, What’s Going On?
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Well, I disappeared! I hate when really consistent bloggers just up & “disappear” on me, and I always take it personally (HA!). If you took my absence personally and demand to know where I’ve been when I’m not blogging, here’s what’s going on: Last weekend, I hopped on a train. Like, an all-day…
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Good News! Doggos Make Everything Better
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Woof. It has been a rough week. Woof, indeed! I went out of town for a whirlwind trip, and now I’m back to working long hours which I love but man, it’s intense! So intense, I’ve only had a few minutes here and there to look at cute doggos! So, if you’re also busy, and only…
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GOOD NEWS! Let There Be Butt Stuff
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Walked out my door on Monday morning to find that someone had etched the phrase “NO BUTT STUFF” into the sidewalk. What? Why? What does this mean? So now I guess we have to talk about the Corgi Butt Bag: So at the studio we’ve been listening to “comedy music” and I remembered…
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WHISTLEBLOWING *tweet tweet* a.k.a. My New Favorite Petty Hobby
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Let me tell you about my new favorite hobby: So you know how the world is shit, right? Largely because of racist, sexist, transphobic, islamophobic, homophobic assholes? Well after the election I was REALLY MAD about them. I felt like they had stolen my American Dream from me! I went to protests. I donated to…