# 24 - I wear the ugliest sweater known to man when I write. When I saw Wonder Boys for the first time and got to the part where Michael Douglas wears that raggedy pink chenille robe while he's writing, I almost died, because I do something very similar.I bought the ugliest sweater known to man used from a thrift shop that sold clothes by the pound when I was in college. It was my "smoking sweater." I bought it the sweater because I didn't want to get my winter coat all stinky when Lady and I smoked Swisher Sweets on the dorm balcony. We took turns spitting over the railing, and thought … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2008
Something that’s been bugging me
While some of my blog friends are taking on serious political issues, like Beej talking smart about the banking crisis, or Howling Hill spreading the word about a Palin poll, I want to discuss something that's been bugging me for the past few days: Jessica Simpson's gas. Yeah, I know. I'm all about the hard hitting issues today. Since my other site, Allie's Answers, actually started as a column for the now defunct sister-site to I'm Not Obsessed, I feel that I can legitimately and unabashedly read INO on a regular basis. In case you don't use celebrity gossip as junk food for your mind, … [Read more...]
100 Things – 15 through 23
15. I've had The Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros stuck in my head almost continually since I first heard it a few months ago, but I still think it's freaking hysterical, and I'm not tired of it at all.16. October is my favorite month.17. The sound of leaves crunching underfoot is my favorite sound, and I don't think I could handle moving to an area that doesn't have real seasons, because I'd miss that sound too much. 18. Every fall I eat apples until my stomach hurts. I never learn my lesson.19. I studied classical voice for about 10 years. I'm not saying I was ever fantastic, but I didn't … [Read more...]
Back to School
On Monday, I went to speak at a lit class at my alma mater. They studied my short story and were even writing papers on it. I'd planned to get up early to pretty myself up. I was even going to break out the flat iron so instead of having weirdly curly hair, I'd be sporting a sleek bob, and I could feel all professional and whatnot. But while I was making coffee, J snuck into the shower, and by the time he was done, I had 30 minutes to get out the door. It's important in my getting ready time to always figure in ten minutes that completely disappear from time and space. Ten minutes gone … [Read more...]
#14 – I believe Northern Exposure to be the best written TV show ever
And if you don't, I'm going to seriously start doubting your sensibilities.Okay, not really. But come on? How can you not love Northern Exposure? The dialogue, the themes they so effortlessly work around, the understated genius of it all.I don't just watch Northern Exposure, I study it. I mean, I don't spend days in a dark room watching and taking notes, but when I watch it, I do pay attention to detail more than I would with another show. And every time I watch an episode, I notice something new. The episodes (at least until the final season) were so carefully constructed. You can draw … [Read more...]
I’m back + #13
I've been away for the past couple of weeks, on the left side of things. I'll catch you up my trip and all that fun stuff once I figure out how to get the 400+ pictures off of my iPhone, and shake this awful jet lag. In the meantime, I feel like I need to give you some back story on some of my friends so when we go forward, you'll know what I'm talking about. #13 - I Adore My Ladies In college, I met an amazing group of women. We all lived in the same dorm (it was the quiet study dorm, because we were all cool like that), and went to dinner together, skinny dipped in the quarry … [Read more...]