by Mir | Feb 15, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Pop quiz time! 1) You are a typical seventh grader. You receive a manageable assignment which is due in three weeks. You: A) Complete it right away—no use wasting time! B) Chart out your anticipated work trajectory, chipping away at it regularly for the next few...
by Mir | Feb 14, 2011 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Oh look! Something furry!!, Ottomatic For the People
Haaaaaaaaappy Valentine’s Day! I hope that today brings you whatever form of either commercially-sanctioned or rail-against-the-MAN celebration you desire. I know that some women tell their significant others, “No, really, I don’t need to celebrate,...
by Mir | Feb 11, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
There is Logical Me, and there is Emotional Me. Logical Me is, well, LOGICAL. It knows things. It understands reason. It is measured and wise and only if-thens things which truly have causal relationships and is very rarely given to panic and knows exactly what to do...
by Mir | Feb 9, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
You know how I never talk about sex here? That’s about to change. Sort of. Hang on; let me rev up my spam filter, because I’m about to get slammed with a lot of spammy links for things that I’m desperately going to wish I could unsee. (Like, you...
by Mir | Feb 8, 2011 | Detritus
1) In honor of the Super Bowl, I not only made Stephanie’s crock pot spinach and artichoke dip (which is, truly, one of my favorite ways to evoke a cheesegasm), I bought my family a fresh-baked loaf of pumpernickel bread to eat it with. (I ate tortilla chips and...