No Bromophobia Here

Okay, here’s the thing.  I love Freckled K.  Like, seriously, she’s one of my favorite DC kids, and she always has a way of mingling sentiment with grit that can form a lump in my throat or a twinkle in my eye.  But she and I just can’t seem to see eye to eye on [...]

Only In Nashville

I went to a concert last night here in good ol’ Nash Vegas.  I was supposed to go with a friend of mine, but she ended up bailing because of the cluster fuck that was driving down I-65.  So after I saw Benjamin Button (superb), my friend Liz dropped me off at the bar downtown [...]

Jewish Christmas, Bitches!

Yes, I know I’m not Jewish.  Despite my curly brown hair, prominent nose, and Hebrew name, I’m actually about as WASPy as you can get, madras and pastels included.  I am regularly mistaken for Jewish by the local Hillel on campus, but my Presbyterian family has been in America for centuries.  To be honest, though, [...]

Spending Christmas Alone

Yes, it’s official – I am spending Christmas alone here at graduate school.  The long story is that the school messed up my financial aid and I have to stay behind to work off the balance.  Even though they were two months late with my awards check, and had countless meetings regarding my financial package, [...]

Bob’s Not Only Your Uncle

He’s also the winner of Survivor Gabon.  And just once, I’d like to hear Jeff Probst say it right – it’s not pronounced like “bone,” you dip shit.  Gab-on, not Ga-bone.
I’m not really sure how I feel about Bob winning this season.  To be sure, the game completely unraveled at the end, and total morons [...]

“Control yourself, take only what you need from it.”

When I was in undergrad, I usually came up with a theme for each semester.  It was something I did with a good friend of mine; I remember having fun and keeping the themes posted in our profiles to remind us.  I thought of it the other day when I made a playlist on iTunes.  [...]

Overachievers Not So Anonymous

I’ll admit it, I have a perfectionist streak. When it’s something that’s especially important to me or I’m really interested in, I will have little control on how much effort I put into a project or presentation. I pour every bit of my heart and soul into the task at hand. I [...]

Cooking Anxiety

I never thought that I would utter these words, but Top Chef kind of blows.  The show itself is phenomenal and I love that they went to Brooklyn (along with everyone else this year, apparently).  However, the cast is pretty mediocre so far and I just can’t get behind these people.  Seriously, Ariane wins challenges?!  [...]