Category Archives: New York City
Suspicious Behavior
I got pulled over today.I was driving home after work and a motorcycle cop pulled me over for my suspicious behavior. He didn’t actually tell me this, but I think my “suspicious behavior” was driving exactly the speed limit while … Continue reading
City Of Heroes
Why isn’t City of Heroes more fun? It’s a multiplayer superhero game, and yet somehow it’s boring. This is coming from a girl who regularly meets up with a dozen friends for an Abberrant game (for non-gamers, that means we … Continue reading
Move-In Day in Southwest
Last night Stick and I had a really big fight and I left angry. This morning I got up really early and went to Stick’s dorm to apologize and as I got onto campus, I ran into him on his … Continue reading
Pre-Season
I have come to the conclusion that I am too stupid to watch football. I can tell you the Julian-Claudian linage from Appius the Blind to Nero. I can debate post-colonial theory. I am lethal at AoE and Civ2. I … Continue reading
Infatuation and rotten movies
Stick and I went to see The Village yesterday. I got the tickets, which is truly a rarity. Stick has this bizarre, old-fashioned notion that he needs to pay for me, which is sweet, but this time I ran a … Continue reading
Tragically Unhip
“You can tell a lot about a person from their car” Stick told me. “Really?” “Yeah, your car is a reflection of your personality.” “No way, I notice clothes way more. A car’s just a way to get from point … Continue reading
Thank you, drive thru.
The concept of a drive-thru is awesome to a new driver. It’s like an obstacle course, a real-life Grand Turismo where at the end I win french fries. Actually, the concept of a drive-thru is pretty disturbing. So you pull … Continue reading
Nascar & Superheroes
I should have known when we started passing more and more Nascar-stickered pick-ups. Actually, I should have known by the look on Stick’s face when he asked if I was ready to leave for the race. It was similar to … Continue reading
Hot Sex
One night Grant and I were at the liquor store, and there was a couple in line ahead of us. They nervously asked the guy at the till if the store had a drink called a Hot Sex. The cashier … Continue reading
Why I can’t keep my resolutions.
“I have resolved to be more positive.” I told Eric, “From now on, I will only say good things. For example: A few of the books we sold at the lit conference today were interesting and attractive.” “How’s that positive?” … Continue reading
