Month: January 2009
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Activating Melanie
The Case for Settling: Melanie really, really loves romantic comedies. No, like, really. But it’s causing some inner turmoil now that she’s noticed some romantic comedies say she’s not the kind of girl you’re supposed to choose in the end. Click the cute little “HQ” in the lower right hand corner of the clip to…
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Woo-Hoo! Los Angeles Derby Dolls Season Begins!
Awesome promo video, featuring Iron Maiven, Janis Choplin, Haught Wheels, and other lady-objects of my affection. Get your tickets online here. Please! We can’t skate without you! Fight Crew v Tough Cookies Saturday, January 24th at the Doll Factory 1910 W. Temple Street
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Lately, on the Nightstand…
Simon Singh: The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography. So, watch out. I will crack your ATM code. Caprice Crane: Forget About It. My name’s in this! Nick Hornby, Sarah Vowell: Shakespeare Wrote for Money Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking
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Some Advice, from My Favorite Seven-Year-Old
Dear President Elect Obama, Congratulations on winning the election. Here are some things you can do to help our country. You can make new rules like you have to be at least thirty-eight years old to be in the army. Also, you can stop the war by breaking the enemy’s guns and cannons. Tell people…
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Activating Robin
Robin, she of the Abraham Lincoln sweatshirt, explains why she has some serious boundary issues. Pamie tries to get her to hug it out. (Apologies for crappy webcam quality. Let’s pretend it’s 1999!) (It sort of looks better if you click the video, let it take you to You Tube, and then click “High Quality.”…
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Activating Annie
This week: Annie got activated when we started talking about women who are obsessed with creating the perfect birth “experience.”
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What I Do Miss About the Holidays
Just about everything. And this: I was only in Los Angeles for the night. I dropped my suitcase at home, drove to Hollywood and rocked it with my fake rock band until the wee hours. Dana closed out the night as only she can. Props to Josh, Sarah, Scott, Allison and Buster for the background.
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What I Don’t Miss About the Holidays
These people, who was I trapped between for a flight from Burbank to New York. See, she needed the aisle because she constantly had to pee. That’s what she told me when I sat down. He needed the window because he wanted to take pictures. That’s what I figured out when he couldn’t stop taking…
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My Only New Year’s Drunk Dial Was From My Soberest Friend.
Normally, Dave Cole does not drink. In fact, until the last few hours of 2008, I believe he’d never touched a drop. The Power of Anna Beth worked again (see: everything anybody has ever done that wasn’t their idea and might not have been the best idea but made everyone else happy), so at her…