The Island of Misfit Costumes

It's the last 10 days before Halloween night and I've thought a lot about costumes. My usual choice is something weird or otherwise confusing. For example, a couple of years ago I dressed up as Slutty French Fries (pictured), a play on the idea that the cliché girl costume is always a slutty … Continue reading →

May the Fourth

Today is, what I would guess, the nerdiest holiday of the year, "May the Fourth." As in, May the Fourth be with you, a Star Wars related pun. I have a love/hate relationship with puns. They can be cheap humor, but if executed right they're amazing. Luke-aly, I'm pro-May the Fourth, it's a clever … Continue reading →

Monthly Mottos: March

March is feeling sad and needy, it needs you to comfort it: “I'm so alone, come drink with me!” In the United States, between President's Day (third Monday in February) and Memorial Day (last Monday in May) there are no real holidays. It is the doldrums of time off from work. March does … Continue reading →

Monthly Mottos: January

I messed up. December came and went without a motto to speak of! I even came up with one, but just never posted it. Silly me. We'll just have to come back to it this upcoming December but for now, one of my original ideas for this little feature, the motto for January: “Remember, January only … Continue reading →

5 Words You Don’t Want Describing Your Gift

There are plenty of words out there that you'd want describing a gift you're giving to someone (ex. awesome, great, alluring) and there are some obviously undesirable words (ex. terrible, inappropriate, bad). Here is my list of words that aren't obviously poor gift descriptions but they're … Continue reading →