Jul
27
“You need an iPod.”
So said IP to yours truly. He is never one to encourage me to spend extravagantly, but I think my getting an iPod would ease his pain considerably. Since my poor iPod nano broke (err, got stepped on by my 1-3/4″ heel), I’ve been yelping nonstop about the noise in [...]
Jul
13
Dear HBO Executives:
I just paid $1.99 to iTunes and Bravo TV in order to download the latest episode of Project Runway’s third season. Note: I paid. I didn’t use µtorrent to download it; I legally paid for my copy. If you could find it in your heart to team the hell up [...]
Jul
12
I think that I am becoming a nag, and my boyfriend is slowly but surely noticing it. The bright side? I’m only a nag about one thing, so he can’t dump me. Yet.
The one thing? Try this on for size: “IP, we should sit down and decide what week in [...]
Jul
11
Marathon training for the ING New York City Marathon began on July 4. I, fittingly enough, ran my first training run in the state of New York. Close enough to New York City, at least closer than I would’ve been had I started my training in the DC area.
Leading up to the beginning [...]
Jul
10
Just read “Jerusalem’s Lot” in Stephen King’s Night Shift collection.
Trying to remember if I’ve invited any sickly looking people into my apartment lately. Will ignore any rappings on my window tonight. Will pretend second pillow is IP.
Whimper.
Jul
10
I love cheesy state tourism advertising. It tickles my funny bone, you see. Does anyone remember the Michigan sesquicentennial commercials back in the ’80s? Truth be told, I can’t remember if they started in 1986, but Michigan’s sesquicentennial was in January 1987. Anyway, it featured a bunch of Michigan hicks unable [...]
Jul
04
Dear Stevie Y:
I will so, so miss seeing you on the ice. I’m very sorry I missed most of your last season with the Wings. Thanks for the great hockey, the quiet and modest attitude, the tenacity on the ice, the 22 seasons you gave to Detroit hockey. Thanks for the three Stanley Cups you [...]