A message board I frequent was discussing the upcoming tripe that is The Other Boleyn Girl. One poster was outraged by an article that begins with “Natalie Portman may lose her noggin in ‘The Other Boleyn Girl‘ ” — and how dare the reporter spoil the film!? In the first 11 words of the article, [...]
I am in the mood to write, but no one-topic posts were coming to mind. So without further ado, here’s a smorgasbord of thoughts:
IP abandoned me tonight in order to hold a few professional conversations at his society’s happy hour. I could have tagged along and chatted with others, but to be honest, I’m [...]
Many congrats to my little brother Mathgeek, who called me last night to inform me that the University of Michigan has accepted the fourth and final WordNerdian offspring to their illustrious institution (how could they not—I mean, he’s a WordNerdian). He’s been accepted to the College of Engineering and, should he accept their offer (there [...]
Truth be told, this long weekend was a very relaxing weekend. I feel like I was well-rested and got plenty done. To boot:
I tried my hand at making pozole and moderately succeeded. I need to adjust my water to chile ration, but the soup turned out pretty good. IP ate it [...]
A friendship that was on its last legs has seriously stumbled, leaving it struggling on the ground with no assistance, where it may soon wither away from inattention. Or at least I think so. I wouldn’t be averse to some input.
Friend L has been in my life for about 10 years. She’s [...]
Every time I see an online or offline ad for The Other Boleyn Girl, my eye starts to twitch and my impulse to kill rises. It’s not that I absolutely hate Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana—well, I admit, I do a little, for various reasons such as Troy and the Star Wars [...]
My father, although he will deny this until the end of time, loves to swear. I receive my love of swearing from him. I was always shocked that he was shocked that I could swear like a sailor, in Spanish or in English. My brother was particularly embarrassed by this because men in Mexico thought [...]
IP and I have never been big on Valentine’s Day. The first Valentine’s Day we spent living in (not visiting) the same area didn’t happen until 2006 (and we started dating in 2002). That’s not to say that there haven’t been sweet moments that were associated with this day, even as we mock and ridicule [...]
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I was in Michigan for the weekend. Part of the reason for the visit was to be with my family, especially after the death of my grandmother last month. Another reason for my visit was to let my parents know that IP and I had taken a [...]
When leaving for trip, I always think to myself that I’ll truly know I’m home once I ride the Metro. On the occasions where I am SuperShuttled home it takes me a while to adjust. Once on the Metro, able to observe all kinds of crazy shit, I feel a sense of being home overwhelm [...]
