Category Archives: North Carolina
Down The Coast In Seventeen Hours
This weekend, Harold and I loaded a uHaul with his boxes of comics, boxes of books, more boxes of comics, and maybe some clothes and a couple pieces of furniture, and started driving south from Brooklyn to Chapel Hill. Harold’s … Continue reading
Future
Mentioned to a work contact the other day that I’ll be splitting my time between NYC and N.C. for a while because I’m getting married and my future husband has been offered a job in Durham. It feels weird to … Continue reading
A Million Comic Books
Harold might talk a lot about hating comics, but I’m helping him pack, and that man owns several million comic books. (Helping him pack actually means dividing his books into boxes for him to take to Chapel Hill, and into … Continue reading
Magic Library
I’ve been reading a lot on my Kindle, and just as I was about to run out of money buying books, Roy told me I could check NYPL e-books out on my Kindle. This is pretty much the greatest thing … Continue reading
Irish Cream Latte
Harold: …then we’ll go once you’ve finished your coffee, James Joyce. Meg: What did you just call me? Harold: James Joyce. Because of your Irish cream latte. Meg: Oh, thank goodness! I thought you meant because I write long and … Continue reading
Walking Back
Harold’s been offered a job out of NYC and we were at a coffeeshop midway between our apartments, talking about it — Oh, sorry! I might not have expressly stated that where Harold lives and works has a direct impact … Continue reading
Twenty Minutes
“North Carolina’s not so bad!” I think, changing planes in Charlotte on my way to see Harold. “It’s sunny here, and southern politeness is charming. Maybe I should just have a better attitude! It’s probably going to be fine!” I … Continue reading
Squad Eli
I’m at a pub with some friends, when I find myself chatting with a girl near me about sparkly vampires. She shares my views that the Twilight leads showed up to film so they wouldn’t get cut slips, while the … Continue reading
Apathetic Protest
As seen in Chapel Hill.
Angry Feminist Games Blogger
I love the over-the-top craziness of the show floor, with sets, swag, crazy stunts, and costumed booth babes, but the bouncy castle jumpers were a bit too close to girls-on-trampolines for me. Using boobs to sell games is insulting everyone, … Continue reading
