I saw a great production of The Tempest in DC, and the effects were cool, but outdoors sounds so much better!

Well, that’s part of what I mean. “Can I really conceive of anything better than this, ever? If so, is it something feasible and obtainable? No, I’m not really ever going to marry David Duchovny? Okay then, […]

Thanks for this. I think I’ll stick up a post-it for when I’m preparing for my own impending doom marriage that says “Can you conceive of any answer besides YES?” (No but really we have good beer and amazing […]

LOVE that movie. My favorite Shakespeare comedy by far. Does it really come on TV sometimes? Now I wish I had cable.

Also on board with Clueless, as well as The Birdcage. Maybe it’s because I first saw it when I was pretty young and more easily entertained, but I’ve always thought it was hilarious. “Albert, you pierced the toast. So what?”

Nice. “Roscoe” was my melancholy jam in 2006 when I was commuting on the DC Metro to my unpaid internship. Midlake’s most recent album was even more proggy Jethro Tull-like, if you like that part. (Although I […]

This jerk I used to know would park in one and say “Well, the police won’t ticket me as long as there are other handicapped spots available!” Ugh. Even when I was 15 I knew that sucked.

Ohh, lame, I didn’t know the iTunes download took so long. I definitely give Apple, Amazon, and Google way more access to my money and information than I should… but dammit, TV is so good.

Well, this seems like a logical place to bring it up — I asked my gyno a couple weeks ago about an IUD, and he was very cool about it. All he said was that “We do sometimes put IUDs in women who haven’t had […]

I kind of got stuck with a male doctor when I moved and called up the local clinic and got the first available doctor. Luckily he’s great and I’ve stuck with him. It is comforting to have the female nurse in the […]

The last time I was in the gyno’s office, I heard a doctor absolutely bellow “photogenic uterus!” in the hallway. The nurse and I cracked up. Needless to say, I have a new band name.

Ha! Well, both my advisers are English, so maybe a 6-pack of ale would be suitable?

Academic quandary. I am about to complete my master’s degree (hallelujah!) — should I do anything in particular to thank my primary adviser and second thesis reader? I mean, we’re friendly but not best friends […]

Do you think this would work with tuna instead of chicken? Sounds good!

I’m sure there’s a film term for the (mis)direction in this episode. We’re expecting to see Pete come through the doorway, but it’s Lane. Similarly, we’re expecting Ken to open the door, but it’s Lane (sans […]

I get it through Amazon Instant Video — sign up for the whole season and it’s something like $1.89 per episode, available the morning after the show airs on cable. Sooo worth it.

I have terrible luck with pins falling off of everything. I’m afraid to put my grandmother’s cool pins on shirts or bags because I will inevitable lose them :( So they dress up various parts of my desk instead.

Hmm, I’m sorry, I could not follow this because I was blinded with rage every time I came across the Cardinals logo.

Awww I kid! Kind of! (I’m a Royals fan, so I know the Cardinals are better than us but I hate […]

Cool, thanks :) I did just discover there’s a team with a home arena not far at all from my house. It’s a sign…

I am so tempted to try this out. Is it rewarding exercise? I’ve been a lump for two years in graduate school and need something to bust my ass and get me in shape.

Also, do you turn into a human bruise by the […]