Primrose Hill, London. 6:04 p.m. September 20, 2009
Oct 2nd
scenes-from-my-hood:
lauren has made the helpful...
Oct 1st
“‘What’ll we do with ourselves this afternoon,’ cried Daisy,...”
— The Great Gatsby ...
— The Great Gatsby ...
Oct 1st
Maureen Dowd on William Safire
Oct 1st
In general, I don’t miss college. Don’t get me...
Sep 29th
I rank desserts that I eat. I have a mental list that is...
Sep 29th
spacetowrite:
i’ll sit and stare out my window dreaming and...
Sep 28th
"The last time I saw you encounter a...
- email excerpt from my brother. He has a lovely way with words when it comes to describing his...
Sep 24th
On every press trip I’ve ever been on, there are two types of people: There are those who...
Sep 23rd
Ginger cats are rapists.
My apologies ahead of time for the profanity (especially to my mother), but this was too good to...
Sep 23rd
My lovely companions for the evening in London, Celeste and...
Sep 19th
My friend Laura and I are working through some plans for our...
Sep 18th
Well, that settles it. If the Queen can do it, so I can I. ...
Sep 16th
“I like having you around because then I feel smart.”
— my co worker. It’s been...
— my co worker. It’s been...
Sep 15th
I’m going to London next week. According to the Web...
Sep 15th
The News of Late
There are weeks when the news tends to be seriously boring. You know the ones; The New York Times...
Sep 15th
"Sarah, I really love what you're doing...
- my 91-year-old grandmother, in her very southern way, comments on the fact that it might be time...
Sep 14th
Miscommunication
My dad is a periodontist (type of dentist). Also, his slang knowledge ended in the late 70's.My dad: I thought she was cute.
Me: Really? You thought she was cute? Seriously?
My dad: Yeah, I did. You didn't?
Me: I thought she was busted.
My dad: You thought she was what?
Me: Busted.
My dad: What?
Me: Busted.
My dad: What?
Me: Busted!
My dad: I mean, I could see where she could use a little prosthodontic care with her palate, but I don't know about bucktooth.
Sep 11th
Sometimes I hear other people’s stories and then I wish they had happened to me because...
Sep 10th
“What is the quality you most like in a woman?...”
— I’m only about, oh, 40...
— I’m only about, oh, 40...
Sep 5th
(via sweethomestyle)
Finally finished cleaning up around...
Sep 4th
Just another Thursday night phone call.
Me: Hello?Friend: I'm so hungry! I'm hungry! I'm hungry! I almost got arrested!!!
Me: What?
Friend: What's going on?! Wait! What's going on!? Where are you going?
Me: Sounds like you're having fun.
Friend: It's so loud!!! I misssss you.
Me: Thanks?
Friend: Some cop almost arrested me for drinking. Did you know drinking is illegal?
Me: I wasn't aware.
Friend: Tooo much vodka. I'm soooo drunk.
Me: I had no idea.
Sep 4th
(via maluna)
Sep 4th
Stranger Slaps Loud Baby in Wal-Mart
Sep 3rd
Watch
genevieveclare:
And with this, I say goodnight.
(via missblogger)
Dear God,
Please overcome...
Sep 3rd
The Anthropologie fall catalogue feels a little intrusive on...
Sep 2nd
So I’m tryin’ now while I’m rhymin’ not to brag about the island Or the crib in Hawaii where all the...
Sep 2nd
This morning I called my mom on the way to work. The first time I called it was busy. I tried back a minute later and it rang.
My mom: Hey! Did you just call?
Me: Yeah, I did. Why?
My mom: Well, we switched our phone service because I found one that would save us $40 a month. The guy told me our new one would be the same as the old, but I think we might have call waiting.
Me: Oh no.
(Note: In 2004, somehow my parents accidentally got call waiting. It was a disaster. You couldn’t get through 30 seconds of a phone call without them saying “Oh wait! Gotta go! Someone’s calling!” Then, of course, the someone would be a salesperson or the electrician or someone equally boring. So, they’d call back 5 minutes later after you’d already starting doing something else and they would want to keep talking. Of course, what was worse than that was when I would call them, they would hang up on someone else to talk to me, and then as soon as I said hello, they’d say “Sorry! Can’t talk right now! We were on the phone with your brother!”
It was a learning experience. I learned that some people are not meant to have call waiting and those people are my parents. I was thrilled once they ended the service.)
(cont’d)
My mom: I know! I hate call waiting! It’s so rude. I don’t know how we got signed up for this.
Me: Yeah. Maybe you should try to get rid of it.
My mom: I definitely am. So, are you excited about going on vacation for a few days this— wait! Wait! I have an incoming call. I think it might be your dad because I just called him. I’m going to go ahead and talk to him. I’ll talk to you later! Have a—
Me: What?!?! You said you didn’t want call waiting! Don’t hang up on me!
My mom: Oh yeah. But I needed to talk to him.
Me: You have a problem. Get rid of the call waiting. We’re not doing this again.
My mom: Hey! Did you just call?
Me: Yeah, I did. Why?
My mom: Well, we switched our phone service because I found one that would save us $40 a month. The guy told me our new one would be the same as the old, but I think we might have call waiting.
Me: Oh no.
(Note: In 2004, somehow my parents accidentally got call waiting. It was a disaster. You couldn’t get through 30 seconds of a phone call without them saying “Oh wait! Gotta go! Someone’s calling!” Then, of course, the someone would be a salesperson or the electrician or someone equally boring. So, they’d call back 5 minutes later after you’d already starting doing something else and they would want to keep talking. Of course, what was worse than that was when I would call them, they would hang up on someone else to talk to me, and then as soon as I said hello, they’d say “Sorry! Can’t talk right now! We were on the phone with your brother!”
It was a learning experience. I learned that some people are not meant to have call waiting and those people are my parents. I was thrilled once they ended the service.)
(cont’d)
My mom: I know! I hate call waiting! It’s so rude. I don’t know how we got signed up for this.
Me: Yeah. Maybe you should try to get rid of it.
My mom: I definitely am. So, are you excited about going on vacation for a few days this— wait! Wait! I have an incoming call. I think it might be your dad because I just called him. I’m going to go ahead and talk to him. I’ll talk to you later! Have a—
Me: What?!?! You said you didn’t want call waiting! Don’t hang up on me!
My mom: Oh yeah. But I needed to talk to him.
Me: You have a problem. Get rid of the call waiting. We’re not doing this again.
Sep 2nd
I’m all moved in. After weeks of unpacking heavy boxes, yelling at my dachshund to stay away from...
Sep 1st
onemoretimewithfeeling:
thedailywhat:
Flowchart of the...
Sep 1st
Ok, so, not to be bossy, but you should read this article:
Strained by Katrina, a Hospital Faces...
Sep 1st