Arctic Monkeys Mistake

I think my favorite Arctic Monkeys song is Fake Tales of San Francisco. Except that I was a little troubled recently to realize I’d been singing the wrong lyrics. It seems that the line is “You’re not from New York City, you’re from Rotherham.”
I thought it was “You’re not from New [...]

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Is It Wrong

Is it wrong that I own three pairs of glasses, each a different prescription strength, yet I still decide which ones to wear based on how well it matches my clothes that day?

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So Schizo

Please feel free to buy me this yoga top at any time.
Really, what says yogic calm and peace like grinning skulls? It practically screams “Namaste, bitch.”

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Lazy Days

I have been exceptionally lazy today, but I think that if I were honest with myself I would admit that I saw this coming on Friday night when I cooked up three giant meals so that I wouldn’t have to cook for the rest of the weekend. How exactly have I spent my day?
I [...]

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And This One Is All For Me

It is my shameful secret that I love The Partridge Family. By the way, I find these videos when I need a cross-cultural illustration that my imitations just can’t match. Most of the time. Sometimes I just get bored and Larry finds me laughing my head off at Danny Bonaduce’s guitar skills, [...]

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For Ginny

This one is for Ginny, and anyone else who might need a smile right about now.

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I AM Sorry

A while back I wrote that I’m going to stop posting comments that make me sigh. I have, but I never promised I’d stop mocking them.
Earlier this week I posted about Dublin’s response to the heat. One of the responses involved a lack of the words “feck,” “shite” and “wank” being [...]

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Open Letter

This is an open letter to all American expats in Ireland. It is very simple, so read carefully:
Dear American Expats in Ireland,I’m sure you are all very nice. I know you are all inexperienced. I hope you are all just naive. But please, STOP TRYING TO SELL YOUR USED CRAP.
Thank you.
For [...]

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Oh Johnny Boy

I like John McCain, I really do, but it is too bad that being a nice guy can’t save him from himself. Check out his joke from a recent Irish-American event.
“I have to tell the story of a bar here in New York City. It’s almost empty and one guy comes in and he [...]

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What Is the Universe Trying to Tell Me?

You know what is seriously freaky? When you are walking by an all boys secondary school and your iPod shuffles to Mrs. Robinson.
FOR THE SECOND TIME.

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