I bought this Smart Women Desk Set for Sister #2’s birthday. I cannot remember the last time I bought a gift for someone that I so badly wanted to keep for myself. In fact, if…
Date Archives December 2009
Cookie Bitch
There is much controversy that swirls around the Holiday Cookie Bakeathon. This year, the 2nd annual, was rife with conflict much of it caused by last year’s bakeathon dubbed “The Great Snubbing of Aught-Eight.” Last…
Totally Killer almost killed me
Note: If you want to see some discussion with the author of Totally Killer, head on over to this post on MN Reads I picked up Totally Killer by Greg Olear because of the cassette…
How to annoy the hell out of everyone on the Internet: A follow-up
This a crabby, bitchy follow-up to How to Succeed in Blogging without Really Trying, and inspired in part by my own ire (I’ve been surfing a lot lately looking for blog topics for work) and…
The 10 most forgettable books of the decade
I spend a lot of time reading Best of the Decade lists, specifically the best books of the decade. These lists alternately make me feel smug & superior or stupid & silly. Some of the…
Snarkapotamus
The Dawson’s Dilemma rages on. I just sent this rather angry e-mail to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: I will send back my box set because I don’t think it’s right that I paid for something…
It happened to me therefore it is good
For most of this term at The Loft, I feel as though I’ve been doing battle with a faction of the class who seems to think that fiction can only be truly enjoyed or understood…
The Dawson’s dilemma
There are certain pieces of art — music, books, movies, tv shows — that click with you in ways that are hard to define. Oftentimes mere words cannot explain the feelings you have for certain…
Making it right
Monday, I was pretty damn sure I’d never deal with Tires Plus again. I was still pretty miffed at the shoddy treatment I received over the weekend, and when the manager called I blew him…
Answering the Googlers’ Questions XIII: In praise of the serial comma
Who is the blow job queen in MN? I had no idea there was such a thing. I’m assuming there is some sort of pageant held at like the Radison in Roseville with contestants swapping…