Category Archives: New York City
Playboy: The Mansion
“I got a job,” Stick says proudly. “I’m going to be playtesting for Cyberlore!” While I’m shrieking “That’s great, honey!” my gamergirl gears take a second to catch on. I almost wish I hadn’t. “Aren’t they doing that Playboy game?” … Continue reading
A dangling what?
Here’s a amusing line from an otherwise unremarkable MSN blurb. The article’s about delaying the release of “The Hunting Of The President”, a new documentary about Clinton, because of the death of Reagan. “We decided it was wholly inappropriate during … Continue reading
Unreliable Narrator
The other day in English we had an in-class assignment to write a short piece of fiction that showed an unreliable narrator. Mine was: “I used to be obsessed with my ex-boyfriend, but I haven’t thought about him in six … Continue reading
Meg’s opinion of Absolut Mandarin
Mmm, yummy, tastes like sweet orange– ARGH! My throat’s on fire!!!
Customer Service
Yesterday at work, I got a phone call from a pretty regular art-desk customer who said he was reading a history book but he was confused and he needed to know who Augustus’ naval commander at Actium was. I said … Continue reading
The wheels are turning….
I was at the Hamster Mall with the boys the other day. I don’t get to see my Eric that much now that he’s working about a million hous a week. So when he was out hre, he and Chris … Continue reading
Product Placement
You know what butt shorts are, right? They’re those heather grey gym shorts with a word written across the wearer’s fanny. Unfortunately, I go to UMass Amherst, so our school sells shorts with “UMASS” on the backside. I giggle every … Continue reading
Cultural Literacy
The other day, I said something and Stick asked “Who’s Edward Hopper?” “Chop suey? Dark paintings cropped funny?” I tried to tell him, leaving out the bit about my sister Bethie jumping up and down in front of the calender, … Continue reading
Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!
Just heard from my sister that our grandfather has a new dog. A golden retriever. He’s named it Kitty Kitty Kitty, so he can say “Here, Kitty Kitty Kitty!” and the giant retriever comes. No, I’m not kidding. Sometimes people … Continue reading
