The First Saturday in May, for the Past 20+ Years

Scott and I were watching one of the prep races leading up to the Derby several weeks ago, and the anchors got to talking about Winning Colors, a filly (one of three, and that’s her, above wearing the eight) who won the race back in 1988.
I turned to Scott and said, “I remember watching that [...]

Ten Things You Don’t Know About Women: Mindy Kaling

I love this monthly Esquire feature (I believe last month’s was written by the adorable Leslie Mann), but this one seals the deal for me. I’m not shy about my love for Mindy Kaling (yes, I give link love to her site, Things I’ve Bought That I Love, despite the occasional sneaky typo or out-of-business [...]

April in San Francisco

Scott and I spent a little less than a week in San Francisco in mid-April, visiting very, very good friends we haven’t seen since our wedding day, Tracey and Nick. Before we left on April 9, I’d been working without a day off since March 24, so we (I) needed some downtime, some funtime, some [...]

My, My, My, My Slow Descent … Into an Abusive Relationship With the New Pornographers

We had tickets to see the New Pornographers on Monday night.
I’d done my homework; Neko Case wasn’t with them on the first part of the tour, but according to local blogs, she’d been with them the past several stops, including Ithaca the night before (where she’d been battling a cold). We stopped for empanadas on [...]

I Hope This Is Enough for Two Six-Hour Flights

Four mini Hershey bars
One bag of Chex Mix
One large bag of M&Ms
Two packs of gum
Chocolate-covered pretzels

More than 4,000 songs
Two magazines (Vanity Fair, which will take awhile to read, and Lucky, which will take 10 minutes to read)
Two novels (The Senator’s Wife and Free Food for Millionaires)
Three episodes of What Not to Wear
One iTunes movie [...]

I Don’t Understand How I’m So Understanding

Him: Look at you — you’re following all four of Clinton’s rules!
Me: Huh?
Him: Color, pattern, texture and shine!
Me: …
Him: What?!
Me: You are officially not allowed to watch What Not to Wear with me anymore.