Men don’t ever have any preconceived expectations when it comes to gifts, and are never disappointed by what might be a totally lame present. Clearly, this is a territory wholly owned by women and while…
Date Archives 2009
How much does a decent TV cost anyway?
I have to buy a TV. The one that I currently own, a deluxe 19″ Fisher that was given to me by my former brother-in-law is slowly dying. It has these hideous dark lines constantly…
Disgusting
“You smell like icky tarter sauce,” Liam said. “If you don’t like the way I smell you don’t have to sit on my lap,” I said. “No, you can just go get clean.” “I think…
This is probably my favorite novel so far this year
The first twenty-six pages of Nicole Helget’s The Turtle Catcher are so intense that you will find yourself gasping for air while reading them, having become so engrossed you forget to breathe. The book opens…
Things I might potentially tell you, a list of drafts that are in various stages of written-ness
A follow up list to Things I didn’t want to tell you, a list of posts that were written but never published Why so many writers on the Internet are like poorly-written fictional characters My…
A fallen idol
Last night at Rock & Roll Bookclub, I was talking to Jaycie about her recent trip to Florida, all the babysitting money she has ($65!), and how she scored tickets for the upcoming JoBros concert…