Symmetry
In response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Symmetry.
Review: The Talk-Funny Girl
What it is: The Talk-Funny Girl by Roland Merullo is a novel about Marjorie, a 17-year-old girl living in rural New Hampshire, and the challenges she faces growing up in a more or less abusive home where her parents keep her isolated and even use their own strange dialect of English. After getting a job as…
To EDM or Not to EDM?
EDM started becoming really popular a few years ago, and now it seems like upbeat dance remixes are everywhere. I dismissed the genre immediately, but I made a deal with Catherine from Never Stationary: I would give EDM a chance if she did the same for one of my favorite things, and we’d both write our reactions.…
Dueling Opinions
You know when you love something so much that it baffles you that someone could dislike it? That’s how I feel about spicy food. Not so-spicy-I-want-to-rip-my-esophagus-out, but I like a bit of heat. Catherine from Never Stationary didn’t feel the same. So we came together to do a project. I wrote why I love foods with a kick…
Scale
In response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Scale.
Feminist Friday: The Problem With The Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Roll the opening credits. Enter Average Troubled Male. Average Troubled Male has a mediocre, meaningless life. He feels trapped in his job and either hates his friends or has none. He can’t see the fun in anything, and he’s on the road to depression. What does he need? A) To get out of his cubicle…
Review: Gang Leader for a Day
What it is: Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh is an inside look at gang life in the Chicago housing projects, particularly the activity of the Black Kings at the Robert Taylor Homes during the early 1990s. Venkatesh spent years in and around the complex, collecting data and anecdotes for his graduate work in sociology. He…
First Lottery Ticket
“You’ve never played the lottery, right?” “…right…” “Sometime during winter break, we need to have you buy a lottery ticket.” My dad is a smart guy, but sometimes he gets really adamant about certain strange ideas and I find myself wondering where on earth they’re coming from. My winter break, as you know, was mostly filled…
Depth
As seen deep in the Flushing District of Queens.
Search Terms: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Some search terms make sense and direct readers to what they want. Others aren’t perfect, but come close enough to work. The rest are a smorgasbord of “erm,” “okay then,” and “WTF?” Some people seem to be coming to my blog for advice on personal matters and…shopping? Some visitors seemed to need help with school assignments or…
Victim to Charm 