Tag Archives: Chinese life
Roman S&M
The Romans, not being familiar with Massachusetts weather, thought that spring began on February 5th. So, like most fertility rites, Lupercalia takes place in early spring, February 15th. Young men would start out in the cave of Romulus and Remus, … Continue reading
Love, Honor and Obey… or something.
Rachel, my friend from high school, called me last night to say she’s getting married! Let’s analyze this sentence, ok? Rachel called Castle Von Hoffmann from the house she and her fiance own in Virginia. I love my household, but … Continue reading
This Is Not Our Destiny
I’ve been seeing Marcus a lot recently. We’re going through a lot of the same stuff. He’s got a couple grad school prospects for next fall, all of which involve leaving his serious girlfriend Becky. All of my job and … Continue reading
Another Book Report
So there’s a new book out called He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, and it’s a dating advice book. I read The Rules when it came out, notice I said “read”, not “committed to … Continue reading
Why I’m Going To Elope
My girlfriend Allison is great. She is awesome, brilliant, pretty and I love her very very much. That’s why I agreed to go to this bridal show with her. Allison is marrying Jon in June, and I’m going to be … Continue reading
EverQuest and Relationships.
My computer’s been at Stick’s place for a few weeks now, to facilitate our EverQuest playing. And where the computer is, so am I. Stick: You know, you’re here all the time anyway. And it’s silly to pay two rents. … Continue reading
Vanity Fare
Contrary to my Jersey girl heritage, I don’t have long nails or airbrushed designs or little rhinestones on my fingertips. I just get a layer of acrylic and polish piled on top of my real nails to make me less … Continue reading
Wedding Reception / Waffle House
This weekend, Stick and I went to North Carolina for his brother’s wedding. I was pretty apprehensive about meeting the extended Stick clan, but it worked out well. If you’ll be meeting your signifigant other’s family in the near future, … Continue reading
Weird Friends
My friend Allison’s boyfriend proposed to her when they were on the Kissing Bridge at a Renn Faire… wearing color co-ordinated garb. I’m not mocking Renn faires, really. I like the shows, the food, the flirty boys and the knife-throwing … Continue reading
Cretan Art and Gamer Boys
I’m doing a research project on Minoan seals, specifically on mythical monsters on Minoan seals. I was explaining this to someone at UMSFS, who comes back with the not-terribly-original question of how that benefits me. Exactly what use is that … Continue reading
