So there I was, a fresh-faced budding young woman of 14. I was at the movies with some friends and that’s when I first saw him. He became very important in my “formative years” and was often on my mind as I drifted off to sleep…Jake Ryan. When Sixteen Candles came out in 1984 I…
Not so Fast-Food
In the words of the great Ferris Bueller “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” I equate this quote to my behavior at the dinner table at the risk of my husband associating this movie with things rapidly going into my mouth, I’m…
I want to give you an STD
Ok, you should know by now that I’m into the shock factor, and I’ve come to realize that’s ok. I don’t believe as a society we listen to the gentle whispers, we are a society of Octo-mom, mermaid mockumentaries and Haliburton. Nobody is going to give a shit if I say, “Hey, here’s some everyday…
Surviving Val-Pocalypse 2015
As I’m sure you can tell by now, I love to have a good laugh. But I should preface that with the fact that the material needs to be funny. Back in my single days a guy gave me this card on Valentine’s Day. Now, granted I took some artistic liberties with the card itself…
I Want to Be Your Sole Survivor
Here’s an easy green tip for all of my peeps. Take off your shoes at the front door. OK, back when I was pre-green I thought this was weird when people would ask me to go shoeless in their house. Take off my fucking shoes? What am I…5? I’m so glad I’m wearing my period…
Be Tolerant of Intolerance
Like most of the world, I never liked to try new things and I hate change, but last year I began my “Year of Fear” project. We’re not talking about bungee jumping and getting tattoos, but more like wearing plaid and keeping my eyes open during sex (not at the same time, cause that’d be…