We usually eat out at least a couple of times a week (if not embarassingly more often) and due to an extreme preference for the atmosphere and the food, almost all of those meals are at local restaurants. Birmingham has an astoundingly robust local dining scene, so there are always plenty of options. But although […]
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Postal Purgatory.
Hey there – I miss you guys. I mean, I’ve kind of been here, but really it’s just an illusion. I’ve not *really* been here. Where I’ve really been is staring at dozens of people’s butts, all day every day. And when I’m not doing that, I’m answering Facebook messages, tweets, emails, texts, and phone […]
A Hundred Celebrations.
UPDATE: This year’s Hundredth Day of School Post can be found here. I’ve really been trying to be creative with school this semester, because as we approached the holidays, Ali was completely OVER school. It had gotten boring and predictable, and apparently boring and predictable isn’t fun – who knew? She was ready to drop […]
Recapping The Runway.
The past week has been one of the most physically exhausting weeks of my life. Good thing it’s been the fun kind of exhaustion. Besides having back-to-back-to-back jean fittings all day every day ($27.50 for designer jeans really excites people – who knew?) and in general not sleeping well due to all the hubbub, I […]
The Double Space and I.
I am an oversensitive perfectionist. Which, for any embryos out there who happen to be choosing the character traits with which they will be stuck for the next eighty years, is a really crappy combination. I still remember the fateful day in high school when someone pointed out that I said “Areenge” instead of “Orange.” […]
To Stalk a Hacker.
“I’m really craving investigative report,” I complained to Chris. “What do you mean?” “You know. Like I did with Dr Pepper TEN and Uncle Joe’s Tot Locker. It’s been too long and I miss it. I really need something to dig into!” “Okay…” “What do you think about if I did an investigative report on […]
$27.50 for Name Brand Designer Jeans? Yes.
Update: Due to significant changes in the company and a terrible downward spiral in denim quality, I no longer recommend shopping through Vault Denim. I now buy all of my jeans through Nordstrom Rack’s app, HauteLook, which regularly features my favorite brands of designer jeans at half the cost. I highly recommend it! My current […]
The Ugly Truth: Evolution of a Photo.
My current Twitter profile picture is breaking two of my most fundamental rules and core values of existence – or at least for the existence of my profile pictures. 1. It’s a Selfie. 2. I took it with my iPhone. Upon emptying my phone of it’s memories not too long ago, I found the discards […]
Music Therapy in Textual Relationships.
Just a couple of days after I wrote my latest installment in the bathroom flooding fallout, we were eating a nice, peaceful breakfast when Ali calmly observed, “Huh. Look at the ceiling – there’s new water up there.” I jerked my head up, praying to God that she was wrong. But she was not. There […]
Giveaway: Get Pampered By Birmingham’s Finest!
Birmingham Fashion Week kicks off tonight! Although the entire week is going to be spectacular, I personally cannot wait to see two of my favorite Project Runway Designers, Anthony Ryan Auld and Joshua McKinley, show their collections on Friday night. In preparation for the week, I was invited to visit Gus Mayer, which is the […]