I know this means more to me than it does to him, but I just found another piece of ammunition in the Rose City vs. Emerald City argument: Seattle is America’s Most Literate City. Please note that Portland isn’t even in the top ten. Powell’s, schmowells. Read all about it — oh, you already have: […]

When I was in seventh grade, the junior high science teacher was new to our school. He was super cute; everyone thought he was a student because he looked so young. The first day of class, he got about half way through his introduction before he had to stop because Marci was laughing so hard. […]

Remember that boy from Portland I mentioned? We’ve been debating the benefits of our fair cities in hopes of pursuading the other to relocate. The “You’ll have to move here” followed by “No, you move here” argument usually degrades into a tennis match of geographic beauties, city planning, sports teams, and cost of living. And […]

In an effort to fight being cold and getting a cold, I decided to combine a packet of tangerine Emergen-C and hot water. Yeah, it’s gross. I wouldn’t recommend it.

Christmas in my parents’ house is chaos, in the best possible way. With siblings, step-siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces, nephews, grandma, parents, a dog, a cat, and me all running around one house, it can be hectic. I can’t remember a time we all sat at one table for Christmas dinner. There are way too many of […]

There is writers’ block, and then there’s this. I’m smitten with a boy. He’s the bee’s knees. He’s the best thing since sliced bread. He’s exactly what I’ve been too afraid to even hope for. The only thing wrong with him is that he lives in Portland. This obstacle isn’t insurmountable (for the time being), […]

I haven’t been sleeping very well. I’m not sure why. I don’t feel anxious, I’m not stressed about work, I haven’t increased my caffeine intake, and I’m not working out any less. I’m not overly worried about it because I know that insomnia eventually makes me so tired, the problem takes care of itself. But […]

I regularly get emails from friends that start like this: “Dear Grammar Nazi…” What follows is a question about, for instance, whether to use “climatic” or “climactic”, to which I will respond, “It depends. Are you talking about weather or the end of the world?” Or how to correctly use ex officio in a sentence. […]

Sunday night, I was on the phone with a cute boy and missed Rome. Fortunately, I DVRed it (yep, another gadget) and got to watch it last night. In case you haven’t yet seen it, I won’t go into too much detail. I will say this though: Pullo and Vorenus have one of the most […]

This should come as no surprise to anyone, but according to this quiz LisaLa forwarded to me, I am 53% Dixie. Shocking, I know. I’m such a belle. Rebel or Yankee?