What Your Morbid Fantasies Say About You
The other day I was in the shower shaving my legs when some suds began to trickle down into my eye. Without thinking, I reached up, razor still in hand, and brushed them away. Nothing happened,…
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Category: Extreme Sarcasm
Every Time My Kid Cries I Can’t Help But Laugh
I am not an evil person. Edit: I am not that evil of a person. I consider myself a compassionate, loving parent. As most parents with a heart will attest, seeing your child sick or in pain is…
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Let’s Talk About Sex…or How About Let’s Not
My husband and I have this argument on a regular basis. He’s thinks it’s totally natural and okay to discuss sex with members of your family—your baby brother, your aunt, your PARENTS. And I think that…
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Elbow Propping, Over-Caffeinating, and Other Coping Mechanisms for Extreme Exhaustion
I have never been an energetic person. From the time I was a teenager, I have complained about always being tired. Prior to my injury, I loved to dance, work out, and play sports, but engaging…
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10 Signs You Might Be Losing Your Mind
I’m gonna go all Buzzfeed on you today. I present to you: 10 Signs You Might Be Losing Your Mind. This blog post is sponsored by my darling 3-year-old son, who has a special talent for…
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I Keep a List of Brilliant British Slang and So Should You
I’m not exactly an anglophile but I do love me the Brits. They brought me Radiohead and the Beatles and Led Zeppelin and manners and wicked bizarre pronunciations and tea and Dr. Who. But what I…
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I Fantasize About Blowing People Away With My Amazing Karaoke Skills and Other Things That Will Never Happen
Once upon a time, I was the topic of some pretty interesting dinner party banter. People would ask, “So what do you do?” and I could see that they were impressed when I replied, “I’m a…
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My Friends Wouldn’t Let Me Watch the Patriots Game
Stupid sports superstitions. Being a Boston fan, I’m pretty much a slave to some of the crazier neuroses of the religiously devoted. That includes required hissing at Yankee fans (No matter what the situation. If I’m…
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Would We Call This a New Year’s Resolution?
Alright, 2014, I’m ready. I think many of us can agree that 2013 sucked ass. (For those of you who had a great year, just keep it to yourself, thanks.) I’m ready to put it behind…
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Italians: The Mexicans of White People
My husband once told me that Italians are the Mexicans of white people. He’s allowed to say this because he’s Mexican. The truth is, there are quite a few similarities between his family and mine, which…
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