Social Media Fail: The Twitter Douchebag Edition
Why do I hate social media? Today Twitter suggested that I follow not one, but two of my ex-boyfriends… …and Tucker Max. Really? See, it’s not just because I am eleventy years old and a total crab box. And people wonder why I don’t use facebook.
Things I Own Too Much Of: Underwear
What I can never have enough of? Stripey socks. One of the exemptions of The Compact–my favorite environmental movement that challenges its participants to buy nothing new for one calendar year–is underwear. Yes, you can buy new underwear. Unlike most people, I have no problem buying used underwear at a garage sale. Why? Because I [...]
Acting Like A Beekeeper In A Kashi Commercial
I booked my first commercial acting gig the first time out of the gate! Already I’m typecast as a beekeeper. Mr. Foxypants is a great actor. We auditioned as a couple on Tuesday and both got called back yesterday to audition for the director and the Kashi executives. So, imagine my surprise when I discovered [...]
Small Space Design Gem: Patty’s Smallest Coolest Apartment
My friend Patty is a secret design star. Patty lives on disability, in a 20 x 20 foot apartment above a garage in Long Beach, California. Her tiny apartment is a brilliant reminder that you don’t need money or space to have an inspiring home. When her landlords blocked the roof access stairs for liability [...]
Beekeeping Audition For A Kashi Commercial
Today Mr. Foxypants and I auditioned as beekeepers for a Kashi commercial. We were recruited by a local casting company through our bee club blog. I don’t know if any other actual beekeepers auditioned today, but the lobby of the casting company was full of actors auditioning for the beekeeper part. They were all wearing [...]
A Beekeeping Murder Mystery On The Rockford Files!
Two great things that go great together: beekeeping and THE ROCKFORD FILES! This episode aired in 1974. Sadly, 37 years later, beekeepers are still facing the same issues. On an amusing side note, David Chase, the creator of THE SOPRANOS, was a writer and producer on THE ROCKFORD FILES. If you watch THE ROCKFORD FILES, [...]
Comp and Circumstance: DC Versus Rome
The BFF is moving to Maryland next month. (I know. It’s so great for her for every reason, but I still shed selfish, selfish tears for two minutes when she told me). At any rate, she’s been combing Maryland real estate sites for her new house and came upon an article in Urban Turf that [...]
