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I am going to be mad for a while
I first heard the yowl at 9:37 PM last night . “MOTHERFUCKERRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!” It was coming out of my own mouth. I was surprised at how loud it was. As I walked into the kitchen, I pictured hurling my wine glass at the brick fireplace. Gawd, that would’ve felt so good. The election was fucking me…
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The very personal reason I’m voting for Hillary Clinton
You guys … I am a farking sorcerer. I can predict the future. For example, I can tell you exactly what’s going to happen after I post this blog. I’m going to get pummeled with arguments from various people who are going to tell me that Hillary/Killary is a crook and should be in jail. (Hello, cousin…
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The scariest book you should never read
Halloween is next week and that always puts me in the mood for some kooky spookiness. You too? I have three book recommendations for you … but one of them you should definitely not read if you plan to carry on with your life as you have known it until now. (Seriously. It will fuck your…
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Fighting the bad thoughts
I’m sitting in a hospital waiting room. Not much sleep last night and then I got here at 6 AM to meet with my mom’s docs. She’s been in here a week after open heart surgery. She’s getting a pacemaker today and hopefully should be able to go home tomorrow. I’m having bad thoughts today.…
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A report from the “genius belt”
Yesterday was Museum Day Live! That exclamation point is apparently part of the official name of the thing. Although this next one is not! That one was my own. Exclamation points are fun sometimes! (Also mine. And here’s one more!) Why the word “live” was added to the name of this day is beyond me.…
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Gettin’ old faster than I expected
When I was 38, I worked in an office with a girl who was in her early 20s. Christina would hang out with me and my officemate, Michelle, who was just slightly older than I was. We three girls would be happily chatting away when, invariably, Christina would make some reference indicating that Michelle and I were about a thousand years…