February 2012
11 posts
Anonymously Yours
I am a woman of a certain age. That age is 34. I am no longer a people-pleaser (thanks to 13 years of living in New York City). But I feel that I may be lacking in signifiers expressing my true age. Maturity level? Status?
It’s true that about 1.5 years ago I cut off my princessy locks for a more boss-like hairdo. And it’s also true that the reason I’m writing this is because I...
“The distance between his worlds was brought into sharp relief when the Ozark...”
– British Robbery Suspect Edward Maher Arrested in Missouri - NYTimes.com
Hating vs Loving
File under: lines, fine.
Work bleeds into the weekend. Body needs more time to recharge. Needs time to take in Grammy dresses and celebrity death news.
Proposals — 2, ha! — need writing.
Frickin GMT.
Getting it out there helps? I think?
GOOD NEWS DEPARTMENT
“I’ve been trying all day to call your grandmother at the assisted living. The phone just rings and rings. She’s hardly in her room at all. She’s either playing bingo or eating dinner and desserts and snacks or hanging out with Mr. Meaux and Ms. Sellers and all of her friends. And she’s using her walker. The other day she went to the casino. She called me and asked me...
“Saying Madonna has a “soul flaw” of “stubbornness, falseness...”
– Is Madonna Eating Our Young? A Post-Halftime Discussion | The Awl
Holy Toledos
At this very moment, a man runs a race in Central Park wearing tights. He must decide, shall I veer into the blue lane, or the other blue lane, based on whom I would like to win the Big Game tonight?
As for me, I have never gotten over Eli Manning’s in-kahootsness with Ole Miss, so I only begrudgingly smile for the Giants. Lesser of two evils, etc. A Frenchman named Christophe — with...
