Annotated
printed on paper and everything
My history with Literary Kicks is a long one, consisting of both online activity and in-person hijinks. The site’s proprietor, Levi, is a good friend — I’ve slept at his place more than once, we’ve been drunk together, and we danced at his wedding (that wedding was more fun than any wedding has a right … Continue reading
hail to the v
It’s been a long time since I’ve written about vaginas.1 But a friend of mine posted this video on Google+2 the other day, and while I certainly haven’t been thinking about it since then (I have so many other things to think about), it crossed my mind again this morning after being thoroughly entertained by … Continue reading
on literary dealbreakers (sort of)
A couple of weeks ago, I was perusing my Facebook news feed, as I do sometimes, and I came across a link: Holy Shit: They’re Making Atlas Shrugged Into A Movie. The article begins like so: When it comes to dating, I have only one simple rule. If I go over to a girl’s house … Continue reading
of dead cats and laundromats
This afternoon, I had lunch with my mother and my grandmother. It’s a Sunday tradition dating back for what seems like the beginning of my life of Sundays, but that can’t be entirely accurate. In any case, there we were, having lunch, and this man at the next table in the restaurant was holding forth. … Continue reading
the boy i was going to marry
When I was, well, according to the date in the corner of this photograph, it’s August 1982, which means I was not quite 3, my family went to Arkansas. I don’t remember much about this trip, because I was not quite 3 at the time, but I do remember a few things about it. I … Continue reading
so, that happened
I guess I mentioned that I was going on a date, and now that the date is in the past, I’m supposed to mention how it went. Well, it’s a tale as old as time, really. Met up with everybody at a restaurant that was very crowded. Had a drink while we were waiting. Finally … Continue reading
random question of the day
Moments ago, I was reading this article in the Guardian about how when Dan Brown’s new Robert Langdon thriller The Lost Symbol comes out in September it will save the world, or something. So Dan Brown is a superhero. Why does he look so pissed 1 in that photo, then? Anyway, this sparked a random … Continue reading
netflix: the key to finding true love in our modern age
Say you’re on a blind date. 1 You have to find something to talk about, right? There are some universally-accepted topics, that range from the safe and boring (weather, traffic) 2 to the potentially hatred-inducing (religion, politics). 3 In the middle are those other topics, the ones that can turn into conversational goldmines or gateways … Continue reading
marginal
The other morning I was reading this thing that appeared in my NPR Books feed (don’t you subscribe to National Public Radio book talk? what are you? not a nerd?): Chat While Reading: The Future of Books? It’s about this site, called BookGlutton.com, where you are able to discuss books as you read them. Provided … Continue reading
in which i declare myself the world’s only living authority on the hotness of reading material
I was having this IM conversation a couple of weeks ago with a guy we’ll call Greg, because that is his name. It ended up being about whether or not certain books are hot, for example, “If you saw a girl reading a Homeric epic, would that be hot?” or “Pablo Neruda: hot or too … Continue reading
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