by Mir | Jan 29, 2016 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Health is overrated
So I did this weird green smoothie cleanse and lost some weight. I never know if writing about that sort of thing is interesting or boring; I mean, it’s interesting to me, I guess? Maybe not to you? I might write about it next week. It was… an adventure....
by Mir | Jan 26, 2016 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I’ve been threatening to do this for months, but I finally wrote a counterpoint piece to all of those “HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR SCHMOOPYKINS GETS INTO HARVARD” articles. It was surprisingly cathartic. My distress over various “experts” in...
by Mir | Jan 25, 2016 | Dungeons & Dragons & Diabetes
Listen, I am a person who aspires to balance. I’m not saying I’m a person who ever ACHIEVES balance, mind you, but I do aspire to it. So when I make a completely over-the-top dessert like I did last week, I try to go for something a little simpler and...
by Mir | Jan 21, 2016 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, What do I do all day?
… I cannot remember if I have mentioned here or not that I’m going to be in The Vagina Monologues again this year. But in case I hadn’t, before, there ya go. Now I have. This may not mean a thing to you (maybe you live very far away; maybe you are...
by Mir | Jan 20, 2016 | I'm dating the television, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I realize that we are probably the last people on earth to have discovered Sherlock, but OMG, are you watching Sherlock?? I’ve never really understood all the fuss about Benedict Cumberbatch—I mean, fine, he’s an actor? Who acts well? And I have...
