Last week I plunked down a cool $27 to see Titantic in 3D. This is a movie that I already own and have seen three times in the theater. And also watched in Spanish on Telemundo. Just in case: it still sinks, and I don’t even speak Spanish. Too soon?
Britain: No Place to be Pretty, or Successful
There has been a recent media storm in the UK. It surrounds a bold woman who wrote an article in one of the daily tabloid newspapers, declaring that her life has been difficult due to her stunning beauty. The newspaper in question is renowned for printing material that provokes a knee-jerk reaction and this story [...]
Going With the Flow
I’m on my period. TMI? I have no idea how to tell you that in a way that is less crude. I could’ve said I have a visit from Aunt Flo, I suppose. But really, Aunt Flo? As in flow? A period is an innocuous dot at the end of a sentence, flow is… well… [...]
7 Crazy Sex Toys You Secretly Want to Try
We all know you would never order one of those plain brown packages. But, if you were going to you might as well get the crème de la crème, right? Warning: Some images after the jump NSFW!
Costco Shopping Tips
When I was in my early teens, I liked to shop at Costco with my mother. It ended on the occasion she directed me to fetch a box of panty liners. I didn’t notice the bottom of the box was open so I was completely surprised when all 500 fanned out on the floor in a sea [...]
Work/Life Balance is Making Me Unbalanced
When I started working, not that long ago, I believed in order to succeed I needed to work hard and be innovative. That, blessedly, was before our phones were smart. Now, I’m expected to be available to answer any “urgent” question at record speed, at any time of the day. Now, to be successful, I [...]
10 Products I’m Mocking Right Now, But Will Probably End Up Purchasing Eventually
Salad spinner. I mocked my graduate school roommate mercilessly over his salad spinner. I called him “elitist” and “fancypants.” I pushed my good old-fashioned colander in his smug little face. I held wet pieces of lettuce and twirled around. I mouthed off about that freakin’ salad spinner the entire time we lived together. And then [...]
Glamour Shots FTW, Complete with Screech, Lemmy and David Bowie
I dare you to make it through all 10 glamor shots — including three from Screech, Lemmy, and David Bowie! — and see if it doesn’t just seem like the best idea ever.
Shower Stabbing and Other Paranoias
Every time I step in to my shower I am about 90% sure that somebody is going to break in to my house and stab me while I am washing my face. Because you can’t see what is going on when your eyes are closed and you can’t open your eyes when there is soap [...]
10 Iconic (In My Opinion) Movie Quotes
There have been tons of movie lists and lists of movie quotes. There’s even lists of SHAME. But this list of movie quotes is made from films that shaped our generation. These are quotes that would make no “BEST OF” list by industry standards, but either the meaning or the scene invoked by the chosen [...]
Ten Signs That You Need a Vacation
1. You try to open your front door with your car’s remote. 2. You spend ten minutes trying to remember whether you brushed your teeth. 3. You spend five more minutes realizing you could have just brushed them again already.
How to Explain Twitter to Your Friends
When I was a new blogger, I went about trying to find new and inventive ways to promote my blog’s content. Through this endeavor, I stumbled upon something magnificent. No, I did not stumble upon StumbleUpon. Well, I did, but that’s not this story. I stumbled upon the Twitter account I’d created two years before [...]
