Naughty or Nice, No Matter
Ok, so I missed Krampusnacht, December 5, because I was too busy not getting work done and messing with my hair and having my legs traumatized. (My office finally re-opened, heat and electricity back, but […]
Author: Krista
I Will Not Be Satisfied Until I Go Bald
Just posted on Facebook "Middle-aged public service announcement: if anyone has ever wondered whether semi-permanent Manic Panic-y dyes work on gray hair, they do not." (I never thought I would say this, but maybe you […]
Old, Older
I’m not an online video watcher, but sometimes I see so many mentions about a particular clip that I cave. I finally clicked on Gawker’s “Jay-Z Rides the Subway, Adorably Explains Who He Is to […]
Cruising
Yes, I know there is a movie called This Is 40, and I regret missing the opportunity to attend an advance screening last week. Though not at autism levels, I sometimes wish I could be […]
Artifact #2
I'm not sure what irony means anymore, but I would like to use the concept to describe finding an uncashed $10 check made out to my high school boyfriend from his mom* (tucked into a […]
Yearbooking
While organizing the seemingly endless boxes of books, I've found all sorts of treasures. And being less sentimental and ironic today, I could easily give a third to Goodwill or dump them in the trash […]
Ironically, Yours
I was happy to wake up and discover that irony is a millennial affliction. I always thought a distanced pop culture appropriation was an embarrassing Gen X marker (the author was born in ’77 and […]
Gives Me Goosebumps
R.L. Stine has been making the rounds lately: NYT & NYM. I'm still in disbelief that the Goosebumps maestro is the same guy who charmed my childhood with '70s Scholastic humor books written under a […]
Booties Call
Am I going to have to go all Middle Ages on style blogs' asses? These are not kitten heels! At least Anthropologie knows what's up (I don't even like kitten heels really, but they keep […]
Eastern Oregon to Eastern Bloc
Sunriver, one of the Eastern Oregon desert resorts where kids from Gresham (maybe Portland, too?) might get to go swim on a daytrip, that I was just re-reminded about, is on Sniqueaway today. Is $139 […]