Category Archives: Not awesome
50 Shades of Awful
I get kind of worked up about bad writing. Particularly about bad writing that makes all the bestseller lists. Especially when this bad writing really serves no purpose. And when everyone is talking about it, even though they all admit … Continue reading
Filed under "Other people", Books, Celebrities, Fashion, Not awesome, Self improvement
Whining on Board
Dear people on the internet, Why do you take such offense against these little yellow Baby on Board stickers that hang in car windows? I mean, I kind of get it. I used to be one of you. I assumed … Continue reading
Filed under "Other people", cars, Children, Memoir, Nature, Not awesome
A Dashed-Off Motorcycle Rant
Today I saw a motorcycle zoom all the way up a line of traffic waiting at a stop light, cut into the left turn lane (which was actually in the process of turning), weave to the inside of the lane, … Continue reading
Filed under "Other people", Being a girl, cars, Nonfiction, Not awesome
A Victory in Battle
I can trend towards germophobia. I’m much, much better than I was in New York (“oh no germs everywhere!”) but I still wash my hands a lot and I don’t like touching door handles and I take my shoes off at … Continue reading
Filed under Being a girl, Nonfiction, Not awesome, Self improvement
It’s Either This, or the Plague
You’ve probably heard that Earth recently welcomed its 7 billionth person. Not of all time. But at one time. You’ve also probably heard that in 1950, the world population was about 2.5 billion. That’s a 4.5 billion people growth in … Continue reading
Filed under "Other people", Children, Nonfiction, Not awesome, Self improvement
The Family That Does Roadside Maintenance Together…
I left work about 20 minutes early today. I had reached a natural stopping point in my workload, and I thought, What a lovely, productive Monday it’s been. Drew was waiting at home with sandwiches for dinner, and Erin was … Continue reading
Filed under "Other people", cars, Drew, Family, Memoir, Not awesome
Where I criticize a published writer, but by what right?
So, this is the first time in 2011 that I went over 7 days without posting. It’s been busy here, y’all. I’ve been reading, among other books, this book that I got at the Palo Alto Borders at like 90% off … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Drew, Not awesome, Writing
Fail/winning
I’m just barely missing all my big milestones! -2 years back in California (July 24th) -200,000 miles on my car (I’m a couple hundred past it) -15,000 blog views (15,146 now) All good things to celebrate – all things I … Continue reading
Filed under Nonfiction, Not awesome
The tin is there to hold in the spam – potpourri
I just noticed this comment in my spam filter: Nice read, I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing a little research on that. And he just bought me lunch as I found it for him smile Thus … Continue reading
Filed under Not awesome, Work
