confessions of a reformed tourist
My beautiful, loving and faithful Macbook is out of commission at the moment. This is, in my personal little universe, a tragedy of epic proportions. I could blame it on the toddler, the one who (allegedly) dropped it. But, in truth, we can blame me, the mommy, who – had she not been insanely hungover [...]
This video made me cry. But it was worth it.
There’s nothing like a children’s choir.
Mom and I cast our absentee ballots last week. Happily we did not encounter any of the issues I’ve heard others have had when voting from abroad, though we did spend a ridiculous amount of money at FedEx. Three trips were necessary. The first to get us registered. The second to have our absentee ballots [...]
Finally, a celebrity endorsement worth watching: Seriously, how hot is Henry Winkler? I like him better with his real — i.e. salt and pepper — hair, but still. Rawr.
It’s no secret that Tina Fey is sick of playing Sarah Palin. Her actual words were: “If she wins, I’m done. I can’t do that for four years. And by ‘I’m done,’ I mean I’m leaving Earth.“ Not that I blame her. I’d be sick of it too. Hang in there, Tina. It’ll be worth [...]
From Laura Branigan to Susan Lucci! On a more serious note: Keith Olbermann asks: Is Sarah Palin smarter than a third grader? (For those of you unfamiliar with the U.S. educational system, most third graders are 8 or 9.) Watch and see. Keith is much calmer than usual, joking more than ranting. As he explains [...]
The last few weeks, my mind keeps running back on one of my favorite exchanges from O Brother, Where Art Thou? Seriously, does this remind you of anything? Hmm? Pappy O’Daniel: We need a shot in the arm. You hear me boys? In the goddamn arm! Election held tomorrow, that son of bitch Stokes would [...]
My back hurts. My back hurts in such a way that if I am sitting down, I cannot lower my chin without pain at the other end of my spine. All because the other night, my son fell asleep in front of the TV. I leaned down to pick him up, trying very hard not [...]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about a yummy project going on over at lipstickforchange.com. This morning, I finally managed to get my butt in gear and contribute my own photo. I’m sitting here right now wearing lipstick for the first time in years. I’m so not a fan of putting anything [...]
