I think something major might happen by the new year. Because this is how I live my life, I'm not sure if it will be bad major or good major. Even though I'm back to […]

The latest in my quest to make my hair fall out by 2013 involves a Goldwell semi-permanent dye, Violet Ash, which ended up being neither ashy, nor violet with its advertised blue tones, but a […]

I only now discovered the luxury of having a TV in the bedroom. With the exception of three studio apartments with no proper bedrooms, I’ve never had the TV while lounging experience. The fancy-seven-years-ago flat […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]