Easter Panic!

Happy Easter. I just accidentally erased every single feed on my Google Reader. (200+ blogs.) Years of finding great writers and POOF! Gone into the black night. (breathing into a paper sack) ((Would it be poor form to compare Jesus rising from the dead to my Google Reader reincarnation? You know, like a new start? […]

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Where Were You When…

The topic for this week’s Friday Flashback is What big cultural event occurred during your childhood/youth that you recall clearly? What was its impact on you? Several “big” events immediately popped into my mind – the Challenger explosion (I was home sick from 6th grade watching the Price is Right- specifically, the yodeling mountain climber– […]

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hair thursday makeover 26

Meet Manda. She’s considering bangs. Manda’s hair: Naturally light ash brown with blonde highlights. Doesn’t want to dye her hair. Healthy, thick and super straight Wants long hair, is considering bangs but forehead has a tendency to get really oily Likes ponytails Is a sucker for cheap haircuts and wants to step it up Manda […]

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A Weekend In Boston – Observations

1. Warm, sunny weather is my life force. 2. A trench coat is not a coat. 3. People stare. At the airport, walking down Newbury Street, running errands, everywhere. (Booger? Spinach in the teeth?) While having lunch at Zaftigs, the woman seated next to us literally turned her chair towards us and stared the entire […]

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Boston Update

Hello, my friends! I’m in Boston! And warm! Thanks for all of your suggestions- of course, I didn’t read most of them until I arrived here, but I’ve brought lots of layers and am peachy keen, jellybeans. I’m extremely superstitious and don’t want to jinx future travels, but I have to say, yesterday was a […]

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Hair Thursday Coming Soon…Packing Hysteria Takes Precedence

Hair Thursday is going to be late due to the fact that I’m leaving for Boston at 5:45 IN THE MORNING. I’m not sure if you have noticed with Daylight Savings Time, but 5:45 IN THE MORNING is a very dark time. Very night-like. My current packing situation looks like this: In clockwise order from […]

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