This month, I was lucky enough to be on a beach. I had a week there, so I decided to pound out April’s book in one, 7-day stroke. Jonathan Franzen’s “Freedom” was my ammo. 526 pages; ready, aim, fire.
So “Freedom” was a really big deal in 2010, when I got it. But then [...]
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I get extremely competitive with things that are not even remotely a competition. Video games, pick-up basketball, corn hole, miniature golf and other extreme sports just don’t get my blood boiling. I’ll enjoy myself playing, but if you get heated I’ll just start laughing and
“My birthday is coming up.”
This phrase is self consciously worked into conversation the world over. If it’s a human you’re talking to, they’ll understand when you say “my birthday is coming-up,” you are also saying “and you need to give a shit or I’ll hate you.”
For some, her/his birthday is “just [...]
SPOILER ALERT: Some Hunger Games twists (like when Prim is killed by bears) are revealed in this post. Sorry.
I arrived in New York excited and with little hassle. In honor of the city I put in my ear buds and mustered up some indifference to cover my smile. There was the usual bustle of [...]
And I totally get the bitterness.
Valentine’s is a day with waxy chocolate, shady origins and an abrasive color palette. It’s just obnoxious. But (and it took me years before I could accept the but) I actually have to defend it.
Valentine’s Day [...]
On January 20, 2012 Etta James died. I didn’t even know she was still alive.
I found out on Twitter–my chief platform for finding out about celebrity deaths and LOLcat aggregation. I felt bad instantly. I knew her more popular songs, I knew she was a legend, but I did [...]
