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Coming out of the Broom Closet
Sorry for taking so long to post, my dearest readers (all six of you). I’ve been buried under essays. Literally. At one point they slid off the table and crushed me under nonsensical prepositional phrases and grand assertions. I’m back … Continue reading
How to Clean a Bathroom
This post is part of my Look-Out-Martha-Stewart series of one to more than one posts about cleaning, cooking and general domesticity. Every time I have to clean a bathroom I wonder why indoor plumbing is considered a marker of civilization. … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, cheating, cleaning, fail, lists, people, personality, Pranks, space/place
Tagged Bathrooms, cleaning, Humor, indoor plumbing, Martha Stewart, overflowing toilet
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Advice for Social Networking
This post is in honor of my brother who tells me that facebook is just a more socially acceptable method of writing on the bathroom wall. It has become apparent that, after close to a decade of Facebook, we need to … Continue reading
Posted in fail, grammar, lists, people, Pranks, self, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged Facebook
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Sprechen sie Dog?
My dog is a nuisance, albeit an adorable one. I’ve had a lot of dogs in my life, but none so obstinate. She is the raw material waiting to be turned into a book someday, when we will laugh about all the couch cushions she’s … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, dogs, fail, history, love, quirk, war, writing
Tagged couch cushions, glimmer of hope, kevin bacon, water for elephants
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Great Pranks From Pop Culture: or 4 Ways to Lose all your Friends
Don’t do these. Seriously. 1. Zombie The Set Up: I’m something of a connoisseur of Cheesy Zombie Flicks, but even I am amazed at how very many zombie scenarios begin with a person waking up naked and alone in a hospital. Cracked.com does a much … Continue reading
Posted in Books, cheating, fail, inspiration, lists, people, personality, Pranks, quirk, war
Tagged la llarona, something fishy
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A Treasury of Spam
Oh how I love spam, and you know I can’t go too long without writing about it. The best thing about it is that it keeps coming, and wordpress gathers it up nicely into a little, safe spam folder for … Continue reading
Posted in fail, grammar, lists, people, personality, quirk, spam, writing
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Advice for the Socially Awkward, From the Socially Awkward
Flirting: The best way to flirt is to be so quiet that the object of your affection doesn’t realize you are there. While you are being quiet, think about how awesome your crush is so that your brain waves will … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, fail, family, howdy, lists, love, people, personality, quirk, self, Uncategorized
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Overheard: Small Town, Big Chain Bookstore
I went to the chiropractor today, and he ran electrodes through me; therefore, I’m fairly certain I’m now a mutant. My latent powers will show up any day and so will Professor X. That’s why I feel perfectly justified eavesdropping … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, cheating, fail, history, inspiration, people, personality, shopping, small town, war
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Lie to me, Please
I live a lie. “What’s your name?” he shouted over the crowd and the rap beat, bumping up through the soles of our feet and rattling our rib cages. “Uh, Lucy.” I answer with a coy smile. “Like in the … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, cheating, day dreams, fail, history, inspiration, love, personality, quirk, royalty, small town, teaching, tv/movies, Uncategorized, writing
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Adventures in Adulthood:Lunchtime Blog
Someone’s going to take away my adult card, and, to tell the truth, I’d be very happy if they did. Sure, adulthood is full of many wonderful things: I can buy lottery tickets, tobacco, and alcohol, I can pay bills, … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, fail, personality, quirk, shopping
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