2008-05-06 I have tomorrow off. Actually, it's Tuesday now, so I have the rest of today off. I'm going to SLEEP IN. Until, like, 8. Mainly because I am physically unable to sleep later than that. I hate to say it, but I'm sort of a morning person now. I'm crankier and meaner than a rat in a coffee can, but I'm fully awake.OK, so once I'm up, I'm probably going to get some zillion-calorie brick of butter and sugar at Canto 6, read the newspaper, and then go get me a pair of... Read Full Story

2008-05-07 Yesterday's outcome: almost the Best Day Ever."Almost"...only because I put myself even further in debt by the purchase of my prescription sunglasses.$281.00. And no, I didn't get some dumbass designer frames. The frames themselves were maybe about $30. It's the LENSES that killed me, as well as the chances of my getting my highlights re-freshened anytime before, oh, Labor Day weekend. Of 2009.(And kindly don't tell me to get LASIK, or suggest that I'd have been better off... Read Full Story

I was supposed to have a consultation with Justin today (to chat about doing something about the tattoo on my leg that I am less-than-pleased with...he didn't do it, BTW), but something came up and he left early, and I had to reschedule for tomorrow night. Mildly bummed, I came home, ate some chocolate, and started amusing myself in the best way I know how: trolling Craigslist. Read Full Story

2008-04-27 Lindy called it: last night's Big Dipper reunion was a pup-perfect portrait of a little something called "revertigo." When something brings you back to a particular time in your life, which in this case was my discovery of "local music," or even just music worth getting genuinely psyched about.When I was still in high school it was brought to my attention that all kinds of great music could be had by taking a bus ride, and then a subway trip into Boston, or Cambridge. I was a... Read Full Story

2008-04-29 PK has this sort of mental housecleaning exercise where she makes a list of things that she either should have said or WISHED she'd have said, but circumstances and/or social niceties prevented her from doing so. No backstory, no names. Just vomit it all up, regardless of how petty or stupid it sounds or how long ago you should have said it, and see if you don't feel a little bit better. To wit:It's not an "unstable program." You just have no earthly fucking clue how to use... Read Full Story

2008-04-30 One thing I've never quite been able to wrap my pea-brain around is background music...well, specifically music playing in the background during sexy time. It's true that in my more impressionable, pretentious youth, I did place stock in having a carefully-selected soundtrack for the awkward grappling that passed for sexy time back then. Cocteau Twins. Oh, yes. The "Blue Bell Knoll" album to be precise. I shudder to think about it now. I want to go back all those many years... Read Full Story

2008-05-02 The previous entry seemed to have hit a nerve with a few people. Happily, it appears as though I'm not in the decided minority I'd perceived myself to be. There are others like me who eschew the whole music-in-the-background-during-sexy-time thing. This warms my heart. I give you a partial transcript of yesterday's Instant Messenger discussion by way of example:divine_pk: Maybe with smooth jazz, though... lisamcc: No. It's lame. If you have to have, like, Sade or... Read Full Story

2008-04-25 - I finally figured out that VH1-Classic, in fact, does still show videos...in the MORNING. In the evening it's still crap like "Movies That Rock" and the drug documentary they've been playing for the last 8 months.So for the past several mornings, I've been watching hugely embarrassing Billy Squier videos while having my coffee and chuckling away.Except this morning. This morning it's been damn near intolerable. To borrow a term from my sister, this must be "Soft Cock Friday... Read Full Story

2008-04-21 For the past several days, it's been nice outside. Legitimately, seasonably NICE. I have high hopes that it's actually spring, and not some cruel hoax. We're looking at possibly 80 degrees on Wednesday.I might just paint my toenails.I did some switching out this weekend. I am so hopeful that the temperature will not dip below 60 during the daytime, that I put all my winter gear away. I banished my horrible Frankenstein boots to the back corner of my closet, I put away my... Read Full Story

2008-04-23 It's interesting to note, in the first few days of truly decent weather, what people choose to wear. How they all let their respective freak flags fly, if you will. Because we've spent months burying our collective light under layers of wool and acrylic something-or-other.Working within walking distance of at least 6 colleges/universities/trade schools, I see a lot of interesting choices as regards apparel. Of course, the Northeastern University kids have been out in flip... Read Full Story