I am a hardcore feminist. My way was paved by Betty Friedan and then Kate Millet and then Oprah. But let's face it, people, as hardcore as I may be, I am the middle class. Born and bred to...er...shop.
I don't do Black Friday because I don't do lines. Or crowds. But I do speak Sale ...
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My baby starts kindergarten Thursday. I'm all out of sorts. I can't believe he's "school age." It freaks me the fuck out.
He's nervous about making new friends, meeting his teacher, and being without his three year old side-kick for extended periods of time.
Know what I'm nervous about?
The fact that Thursday and Friday, ...
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Dear Media,
You are an asshole. Luckily, today is a beautiful day and I happen to be in a good mood. But rest assured it's in spite of you.
You said that a hurricane of crazy proportion was scheduled to attack New York City this weekend. As it followed on the heels of an unprecedented "earthquake" (read: ...
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It was a craptastic day in the neighborhood, people.
Last night, the battery in my smoke alarm decided to suffer a slow and painful death beginning at 3:30am. After about the 10th high-pitched beep, I got up to put it (and me) out of it's misery, only to discover that the tile floor outside our bedroom ...
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The Department of Motor Vehicles is the third ring of hell. Anyone with a drivers license, drivers permit or non drivers license knows this. By definition, the DMV is a time sucker. It's bureaucracy at it's most fucking evil, Disney World-esque curly lines and all.
We arrived in Brooklyn with two cars. That wasn't how it ...
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