Everything I see online about The Hunger Games is a celebration of a strong young female protagonist in a trilogy for the YA (young adult) literary market - a fresh break from wimpy pre-vampire Bella in the Twilight series, for example. Blah blah blah. I just liked the books. … [Read more...]
Today’s precious
Conversation on the Way to School
Kyle: Mom, I think God made you so you could born me so I could be crazy. Me: Why did God make Zoe? Kyle: To eat cinnamon toast waffles. … [Read more...]
My Hunger Games: The Fresh Diet Part 2
A few weeks ago I tried one week of The Fresh Diet, in which I ate only foods lovingly prepared for me on an 1800 calorie (or less, gah) per day ration by the chefs at The Fresh Diet. Every morning I would open my door - in the dark of pre-dawn - to be greeted by this cheerful … [Read more...]
Come To The Bubble For New Apple Products
Last Friday I went to the Apple store at The Oaks mall in Thousand Oaks. It was kind of a dumb move, on paper, because that was the day that the new iPad was released. In typical disgusting capitalist excess fashion, people had lined up at Apple stores all over the country for … [Read more...]