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First, I want to thank all of you who reached out to say, “hell yes! buy that church!” and next, I want to ask you for between one and fifty thousand dollars. Unless one of you has a spare million, in which case I’ll take that, and the rest of you can stand down until phase two of the project. It has been one week …
Three years ago on October 2nd R convinced me that he should be my boyfriend. You can read more about how that all went down, but just know that I didn’t say okay because he was right (which, of course he was). I said okay because he knew what he wanted and didn’t have time for games (which is still his MO when it comes …
In one month I will celebrate one year a full-time writer, so I should probably have a handle on how it works. To some degree, I’d say that I do. I know that I need to wake up by 7:30AM, latest, for maximum morning productivity, so I usually pop out around 8. I know that working out, even for 20 minutes, is the best way …
R and I have decided to buy an abandoned church. Yes, that abandoned church you see above, or better yet, this abandoned church you can read all about. I thought about keeping the identity of our church a secret, but I decided the chances of you also wanting this abandoned church are slim to none, plus if you do decide to sneakily buy it out …
(from ShowKnows.com) The last thing I wrote about my upcoming wedding was this list of the Top 10 Weirdest Things About Being Engaged and this way-too-long essay on how to find a wedding dress. Those were both written almost three months ago – a time when I was still totally and completely consumed with the planning process. I spent more hours per day than I’ll …
Like many writers of blogs and would-be TV shows, I too have a freelance writing gig. Mine is writing fashion reviews for an entertainment website. These are not to be confused with fashion culture pieces for the Sunday Styles section. My hard-hitting investigations have titles like, “Rack Report! Taylor Swift Showcases Some Unexpected Side-Boob!” And no, that’s not a fake example. My not-so-secret secret is …
There’s a fantastic website out there called Rumors On The Internets where you’ll find a fantastic podcast called Fortnights On The Internets, where you’ll find a brand new episode featuring my actual voice! Hosts Alpine, Alison and I talk about everything from why I almost stopped writing this blog (but didn’t) to whether or not I think our generation is lazy and entitled (which I …
I promise your day will be greatly enhanced by reading this nonagenarian’s take on life – just like her second husband’s “ding dong”! The interview appeared in Esquire but is actually ,”from writer (The Every Boy) and Oscar-nominated filmmaker (Murderball) Dana Adam Shapiro’s You Can Be Right (Or You Can Be Married) collection of interviews with divorcees. Now out in paperback. It was hard to …
Have you seen this clip of Julie Chen from The Talk? It’s all over the Internet thanks to Upworthy. I’d watch it for the full effect, but here’s a synopsis. News anchor Julie Chen had plastic surgery very early on in her career because she was told by agents that widening her eyes was necessary to advance her career. In her words: “This big time …
I’ve touched on the issue of infertility before – or rather fears of infertility. It was in this post about an episode of New Girl where CeCe finds out she has so few eggs left that she essentially needs to get pregnant yesterday if she wants to have kids. I wrote about being frustrated that the show didn’t explain the testing process for finding out …