God, summer, amirite? Doesn’t it seem like everyone is nearly constantly on a beautiful beach vacation, at all times? Does it burn your irises to see all these glistening photos of oceans, lakes, pools, rivers, bays, tributaries, puddles, etc., while you’re staring at a computer screen in your freezing cold office? If so, you might […]
This might be one of those blog posts that only appeals to other bloggers. Or more specifically other bloggers who haven’t renewed their Akismet spam filter subscription. Nevertheless, a blog’s a blog, I always say. (I’ve never said this. Who would say this?) Internet spam comments are usually pretty transparent: barely intelligible comments completely unrelated […]
Ah spring. When the weather shifts irresponsibly from “leather-jacket” to “interior-of-volcano” temps, and we celebrate the end of a long hibernation by overcommitting ourselves to stuff. This week I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed — with the upcoming Fringe festival, work, freelancing, maintaining human contact, and other sundries. Though my version of “busy” more often than […]
I don’t know how your week’s going, but on Monday I broke an entire glass bottle of olive oil on my kitchen floor. I’m kind of hoping the thin film of grease just … goes away. JK, JK, I’m not a total bum. I’ll call in the cleaners! I’m not a neat person. Some might even […]
This past weekend, I trekked back to Baltimore for my 10-year reunion at Hopkins. I’ve been back for a couple reunions now, but this one was kind of special. People go the extra mile after a decade, and it was fun to celebrate it with my very closest college friends, as well as old roommates, suitemates, […]
My best bud and I share the same birth month – birthday bookends of the sometimes wintry (my end), sometimes springy (hers) month of March. In college this made for some fairly epic, furniture-less parties, and in later adulthood, this makes for me never forgetting the dang day. That’s right, Facebook, I don’t even need […]
One of my favorite things in the world is being an auntie. And despite being kind of a child-avoider my whole life, I think I’m pretty good at it. I mean, I haven’t crossed into “remembering to get them birthday gifts” or “sending them a check on Christmas” territory, but maybe I’ll get there. I’d […]
I love living in D.C. and its suburban environs (#teammaryland), but I don’t love this bizarre game we’re playing with New York and San Francisco where we try to see who can reach the Zenith of Unaffordability first. At the Zenith of Unaffordability, as legend has it, the moon blocks out the sun, rats and pigeons […]
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” the new sitcom created by the legendary Tina Fey and SNL, Friends and 30 Rock writer Robert Carlock debuted on Netflix last week. Naturally I stayed up till 4am on Saturday watching the entire first season (thanks daylight savings), as one does. I love how sunny and silly but also tough this show […]
This past Sunday I had the pleasure — nay the honor — of marking another year on this planet. I turned 32, which has a nice ring to it. I’m not a huge fan of odd-numbered ages, except for the 5’s, which just feel right. 31, at least, was a prime number, sure to make my […]