October 2009
5 posts
Dr. Oz knew this all along... →
13 Reasons to Learn a New Language
13. Ask a Mexican! is a great column with salty Spanish terms and phrases. Can I understand any of them? No.
12. When my sister was a pre-teen, my father once called her an asshole, likely in response to her acting like an asshole. It was only the second or third time we’d heard him cuss, so the memory kind of sticks. My sister is still indignant and feels the reverberations of the trauma....
Oh, the Places I'll Go! And the Reasons for...
Gabon: Hippos frolic in the ocean.
English moors: Jane Eyre, duh!
Mumbai: I like to say it. Being there and talking about it afterwards would give me the perfect opportunity.
French Riviera: People could resent me when I would open sentences with, “When I was in the French Riviera…”
Seychelles: Possibly the most beautiful place on earth.
San Blas Islands, Panama: Uh, I like...
A Headache for 48 Hours? A Hypochondriac's Almanac
1. It’s probably toxic shock syndrome. Unless you’re a dude, in which case it probably isn’t.
2. Have you considered the animal protein in your diet? It’s undoubtedly slowly poisoning you through a) the toxins the animals were force-fed (like antibiotics and so on) and b) the fear that seeped into their fibers while being slaughtered and now digested by you.
3. Maybe you...
Places an Average-Looking White Girl Can Feel Like...
Osawatomie, KS, and its environs.
Paula Poundstone performances. Anywhere in Venezuela. Hutchinson Maximum Security Prison, Hutchinson, KS (or similar). All gas stations in the Central District, Seattle, WA.