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Good Old Days

Mar 2, 2010 9:13pm

In the early summer of 1994, when I was just fourteen, my friend Caroline gave me a mix tape to listen to one night. Actually, side A was a mix, but side B was an album she'd recorded from someone else, just something to fill in the blank space. I took...

I Am Trying To Ruin Your Diet

Mar 1, 2010 12:59pm

I went down to see my parents in San Diego last weekend, where I did what I always do when I'm down there: shop with my mother, watch HGTV with my father, and eat as much food as is humanly possible. For some people, a week in Maui is what it...

Best Thing Ever: Dyson DC25 The Ball

Feb 28, 2010 11:50am

Look, I know it's a lot of money. And it's not just that it's a lot of money, it's that it's a lot of money for a vacuum. But Internet, I am not lying to you when I say that the Dyson we bought a few months ago has actually...

The Blog Posts Just Write Themselves

Feb 24, 2010 11:30pm

I got some weird looks this morning as I walked from my desk to the office kitchen. And then I got a few more when I walked from my desk to the office bathroom. Awesome, I thought. I have a poppy seed from that bagel stuck in my teeth. Either that or my dress...

Disappointing Products Hall of Fame

Feb 23, 2010 11:06pm

It occurred to me recently that I am forever singing the praises of things I like, but---with the exception of that horrible nasty sorbet that hoodwinked me last year---I rarely remember to write about the things I don't like, the things I think I'll like which then end up letting me...

Salad Days

Feb 22, 2010 5:05pm

If there's one thing I'm not good at*, it's making snap decisions. No, I am definitely a girl who likes to prepare. This becomes a trifle inconvenient when I need to calculate a tip, and even worse when I take a taxi or have food delivered and need to calculate a tip...

The Five Best Mispronunciations I've Ever Heard

Feb 19, 2010 8:50am

“All the bells and whistles” as “all the Belgian whistles.” Someone said this on a phone call I was on once. I had to put myself on mute to snort. “Providence” as “Pro-VYE-dence.” That was my friend Victoria when she was visiting me in Connecticut from England a million years...

How To Make Those Tissue Pompoms

Feb 16, 2010 9:09pm

Okay, first of all I should say that those tissue pompoms I made for my 30th birthday party weren't my idea at all. Much like a large majority of the crafty things I do, I ripped them straight off from the grand highness herself, Martha Stewart. read more...

The Five Best Words In The English Language: "Dude, I'm Going To Paris"

Feb 14, 2010 7:13pm

Ah, Valentine's Day, a time for love and romance, right? A time to book a spontaneous trip to Paris for two---to Paris in the springtime, no less! Yes, I did just that: I booked a trip next month to Paris. The City of Love! I booked a trip to the place where...

What I Did On My Birthday, The World's Longest Essay About Nothing

Feb 11, 2010 8:46pm

Before I shut up about it once and for all, I would like to tell you a little bit about my birthday. First of all, if you can swing it, I highly recommend taking the day off work for your birthday, particularly if your birthday is on a Monday. This way you can stay...