The other day I found this super interesting article that featured a roundup of awesome foreign-language words that have no English equivalent (but that really should). There were so many good ones! Like “gigil,” which is Filipino for “the urge to pinch something extremely cute.” And “age-otori,” which is Japanese for “to look worse after … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving Eve! What’s everyone up to today? I am working from home all day and then loading up the (borrowed) car to make the journey from Washington DC to Illinois later tonight. What’s that, you say? It’s a 13 hour drive? Yes I know. We did it last year, and — ironically — swore … Continue reading
Happy Monday, everyone! I’m in a good mood because tomorrow is our two-year wedding anniversary! And, I have to say, we’re really crushing this marriage thing. Just knocking it out of the park. Still liking each other and still remembering to keep the bathroom door closed. Just like I like it 🙂 Given my vast … Continue reading
Although I grew up in a pretty small town, I’ve been a city-dweller for the last…seven!?!?…years now. And there are lots of awesome things about the city — public transportation, walkable neighborhoods, great restaurants, cultural opportunities — but there are lots of things about the city that just…well…kindof suck. I know I’ve complained ad nauseum … Continue reading
So this may make some of your roll your eyes, but lately I’ve been seriously thinking about doing a juice cleanse. Maybe I’m just getting older, but I’ve noticed more and more that eating poorly really makes me feel yuck in a very noticeable way. Whether it’s gorging on takeout pizza or Thai food, eating … Continue reading
Way back before everyone finally figured out what a dumb idea it is to go to law school, I applied for [and attended] law school. The biggest part of applying for law school is taking the LSAT, which is like the SATs except completely different in that you don’t actually have to know anything to … Continue reading
The other day, I was talking with one of my friends about the “paleo” diet vs. vegetarianism. I don’t know a ton about paleo, but apparently there’s friction between the paleo people and the vegetarians, because the paleos think we should be eating meat, just meat that hasn’t been treated with hormones or subjected to … Continue reading
At 28 years old, I don’t think my mind is quite giving up on me just yet, but it sure is playing some sneaky tricks. One trick that’s been happening more and more lately is this highly annoying (and kindof embarrassing) thing where I become absolutely convinced that I wrote a song that I did … Continue reading
The other day I found a list (on HuffPo, yikes…) of people’s most hated foods, and it was kindof interesting. Some I totally agreed with — cauliflower is something I can hardly make myself swallow, and cottage cheese is a non-starter for me. Other things on the list I liked OK but totally understood how … Continue reading
It’s almost that time of year when we start thinking about the bad habits we want to banish from our lives in the months to come. Gawker has already compiled a list of 22 Terrible Things That Must End in 2013, and if you’ll allow me to gloss over the fact that two of those … Continue reading
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