Slutty Halloween: Then & Now

The entire month of October leads up to one thing, and one thing only. The last day of October. Yes, but what is that day? The 31st. Yes, but what is the 31st? Why, it’s Halloween, of course. Once a day for which anticipation literally exploded out of little people—squeals of excitement over costumes, candy, haunted houses, and staying up late were all things one … Continue reading Slutty Halloween: Then & Now

So Long Summer Style

The air is crisp with an autumn chill and summer is but a fading memory. Like many sun-revellers, I am not quite ready to give up the summer season. Unfortunately, save for championing global warming, there’s not much I can do to stop the weather from changing. One thing I can do, however, is to feign seasonal ignorance, break all the fashion rules, and paint … Continue reading So Long Summer Style

7 Things I Learned Watching Snow White & The Huntsman

If you get a bad haircut when you’re a child your life will never recover. Axes never kill anyone If you’ve been locked up in a 10 x 10 room for 15 years you can still run, swim, sword fight, and ride a horse bareback at significant speeds with ease. Smelling a piece of rope will give you all the answers you’re looking for and … Continue reading 7 Things I Learned Watching Snow White & The Huntsman

Answering the Age Old Question

This might sound wild, possibly unbelievable, but it was only recently, maybe three years ago, that I actually understood, or believed I understood, the joke “Why did the chicken cross the road?” When you hear something so often growing up, it just becomes ingrained in your mind, it becomes something that just is, no need to explain it, no need to even think that it … Continue reading Answering the Age Old Question