I Wear Earbuds To Avoid You

It seems as if half of my day at work is consumed with avoiding people.  I just want to be able to go from Point A to Point B and not have to stop for meaningless chit chat.  We are all plagued with the empty "Hi! How are you?" when we pass someone we know …

Pale People Problems

We are in peak festival season here in Atlanta.  It seems every weekend you have a handful of competing festivals from which to choose.  Great music.  Perfect beer.  Wonderful art.  You name it!  Fortunately the weather has held up for almost every festival this season.  There is, however, a problem that I, myself, never worry …

Life Coach: Succeeding In Life With Resting Bitch Face

Let's face it:  sometimes it's hard to be peppy and optimistic.  Sometimes you just have to be a realist and take life by the balls and make your own way through the day.  There is no better teacher of such a lifestyle than Wednesday Addams.  Don't be confused; just because she is very much into …

The 8 Stages of Busting Your Ass

As brilliant and perfect humans, we always know what we can and can't do most of the times.  There are things we know are inevitably going to happen here or there, despite any preparation.  We know these things so well that we consider quitting our day job and turning tricks in the carnival as a fortune-teller …

Belle Was On Fleek

Beauty and the Beast is a movie most of us have seen and we can remember the opening scene where we first meet Belle.  She loves books, she is independent, and she has no desire to marry the most masculine, handsome man around.  Her dad was slightly gonzo, but he was an inventor so it was …

The Tacky Christmas Sweater: Just Add Glitter

We've all seen them.  We all know someone who has worn them.  And we, ourselves, probably wore them from time to time growing up thinking they were sensible, cool, and appropriate items of fashion.  How did we not know how tacky they truly were?  I think there were instances where we did, as a lot …

The Perfect Eggnog

The holidays just aren't complete without my daily tonic of homemade eggnog, also called egg milk punch.  I tend to stay away from calling it the latter because "milk punch" sounds a little gross (almost like we threw in some milk on a frozen sorbet and cracked open some eggs on it- yikes).  I tried …

My Christmas Wish To You

Christmas and Halloween have always been my favorite holidays.  No, it's not the candy and the presents.  It's that most people seem to come alive and be joyous during these times.  My friends and family become lively and engaged.  I love watching people be enthused and happy about something.  Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in …

Merry Christmas. Shitter Was Full!

I love December.  After October, it is my favorite month of the year.  The weather is typically grey and windy with chances of snow here and there.  Work life seems to slow down while everyone is on vacation.  Holiday movies evoking childhood memories flood my DVR.  The annual Doctor Who Christmas Special.  There are usually …

Welcome to New York: A Throwback

 Walking through a crowd, the village is aglow Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats Everybody here wanted something more Searching for a sound we hadn't heard before And it said, "Welcome to New York!  It's been waiting for you!" I first went to New York in April earlier this year.  I had always wanted to …