Confessions of an Online Dating Drop-Out
“Just think of all the stories you’ll be able to tell,” my friend said, leaning across the table at the bar. Our other friend nodded enthusiastically over her spinach artichoke dip. This wasn’t the...
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Howdy, friends. How is your weekend treating you? I was ridiculously productive on Saturday. (I even got out of bed before nine! NINE!). Which means I’ve been ridiculously unproductive today. I didn’t...
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Oh well, hello there, friends. I know it’s been a little while since my last random stuff list. Or really any blog post at all for that matter. I do apologize. To be honest, my brain has not exactly...
View ArticleFear Friday: Swim in Deep Water
Swimming is like puppies and popsicles. It’s one of those things that EVERYONE seems to love because who the heck wouldn’t love swimming and puppies and popsicles? Except for, well, me. You see,...
View Article5 Reasons to Blog that Have Nothing to Do with Money or Free Stuff
I recently started editing some of the super old posts on my blog — posts from seven years ago, back when I had no idea there were these things called “blogging rules.” One of the so-called “blogging...
View ArticleNew Apartment Tour: My Living Room
It’s been about a month since I showed you around the kitchen of my new apartment, I figure it’s about time you see more of my place. Let’s mosey on down to the living room, shall we? Here’s a fun...
View ArticleNew Apartment Tour: My Kitchen
I know I promised you, like, a billion ages ago that I’d show off my new apartment. But I was not quite ready until now. And by “not quite ready” I mean, “I hadn’t spent every single penny I had on...
View ArticleFear Friday: That Time I Told A Story In Front of 200 People in a Bar
After I bought my tickets for The Moth story slam in Detroit, I half-heartedly went about the business of preparing a story to tell. In case you’re not an NPR-nerd and don’t know how The Moth works,...
View ArticleI’m Moving!
Umm, you guys I’ve got some BIG NEWS. I’m moving! Okay, before you get too excited, I should probably mention that unlike my previous moves, this time I am not moving halfway across the globe or even...
View Article6 Things I’m Thankful For Even Though They Totally Suck
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends out there! And happy random Thursday to all you other folks! I was going to write a post about all the things I’m thankful for this year, but then I...
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Hey, remember last week when I promised I’d write a real blog post this week and not just another random stuff list. HAHAHAHAHAHA. In my defense I’ve been super busy with work — the beginning of the...
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Hey, you know how almost every week, I write a random stuff list, and I’m like, “Okay, you guys, next week I’m totally going to write a real post and not just another random stuff list,” and you’re...
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Oh, hello there. How are you? I’m enjoying my Labor Day weekend by not laboring at all. Unless, you count binge-watching the last two seasons of The Good Wife laboring. In which case, I’ve been...
View ArticleThe Solo Traveler’s Guide to Avoiding People
I know what you’re thinking. “But, Sally, if I’m traveling alone, shouldn’t I want to meet people, not avoid them?” To which I respond: Umm, okay, if that’s your thing. And if that is your thing,...
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Howdy, folks! I just got back from a week and a half trip to my hometown of Buffalo, NY. And, as with every time I go home, I found myself in a struggle between wanting to do/eat/see ALL THE THINGS...
View Article10 Totally Unlame Things to Say When Someone Asks You If You Have a Boyfriend...
I recently found myself at a family party where I was asked by a-family-member-of-a-family-member if I had a boyfriend yet. To be honest, I was a bit taken back by the question. My family members, for...
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1. Did you guys notice how I actually wrote a real blog post this week — like one about an actual topic and stuff? YAY ME! Did you also notice that this post was not five billion words long? This is...
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Oh, umm, hi? You know how I said in my last random stuff list that I was totally going to write some real posts reeeaaaalllll soon. Well, I lied. Or, at least, I half-lied. You see, I have a whole...
View ArticleRandom (Austiny) Stuff List
Howdy, y’all. Can you tell by my accent that I’m currently in Texas? I promise I’ll write you a real post all about all the cool things I’ve been seeing and doing and eating in Austin, but until then,...
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Happy March, you guys! And, goodbye and good riddance to February! Not that February was a particularly bad month. It’s just been taking FORRREEEVVVVER for it to get over with. Isn’t it supposed to...
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