Today was one of those luxurious days where I had no work I had to do and nowhere I had to go and nobody I needed to entertain. It was just me, The Fellas, a…
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Day 95 of 200: Rage Blanket Update
When I was a kid — old enough to understand the news, but still young enough to not totally get it — I remember hearing about the war in Beirut on the news all the…
Day 73 of 200: Where Do You Put Your Rage?
I am hollowed out by rage. My work has been trash. I’m exhausted every day. I spend so much time trying to understand what would make a sane, rational person think, “Brett Kavanaugh will be…
Day 72 of 200: Unphotogenic
Tonight for CSA Supperclub I made pulled pork enchiladas with a poblano cream sauce and Spanish rice. I was pretty proud of this meal. I roasted the pork shoulder and the poblanos yesterday in preparation….
Day 32 of 200: I Hate Myself for Buying You
Confession: On this the 25th day of August in the Year of Our Ellen Willis 2018 I did go forth and purchasedc supplies to start making Christmas gifts. Yes, it is absolutely batshit crazy to…
Holy Shit, People, I Will Dare (.com) is 16 years old today!
Get a load of this, if my blog were a human, she could go take her driver’s license test today. And if she were like me she would totally ruin her 16th birthday by failing…
On the 15th Anniversary of I Will Dare (.com)
When I started iwilldare.com Bill Clinton was president. Of all the things that used to be in 2000, when I started this website, that’s the one that makes it feel the most aged. When I…
Bragging: The Gifts I Made for Christmas
Pictured above is my seventeen-year-old niece, Jaycie, and the crocheted Grumpy Cat I made for her. Also, I made the blanket that’s in her lap, but it wasn’t nearly as popular as the cat. This…
On hiatuses & hats
So I took an unplanned hiatus from the Internet last week. I didn’t set out to ignore the place for seven entire days, but that’s what happened and I’m all the happier for it. I’m…
a cynical butterfly
kari called today and we talked about my marvelous, magnificant, marble magnets (of which i am sure she’s quite envious): “yeah, i saw you made a butterfly.” “i told you i was gonna!” “but you…