Yesterday was a day of celebration filled with good food and family in my household. Our day started around 11 AM with everybody getting gussied up for my niece’s first communion ceremony. After a good half hour of battling other…
Readers, meet my pet, Elmer: First there were five, then there was one. Elmer’s fellow fish have long since passed on, and we thought it was about time we moved Elmer out of the big lonely fish tank into a…
You know those GEICO commercials with the pig going “weeeeee wee wee weeeee!”? That’s me, minus the curly tail, and with the addition of opposable thumbs. I’m psyched that summer vacation has officially begun, even though it means not seeing…
Looky what I have! This, my friends, is an icy cold cup of Vietnamese coffee. Thicker, richer, and MUCH STRONGER than American coffee, if I say so myself. This beverage and I are going to be best friends during the…
The title of the post pretty much says it all. I tend to get severe food coma. If I eat anything heavier than a snack, I will conk out for hours. As hard as I try to fight the urge…
As the semester is winding down and finals are approaching, my social life becomes pretty much nonexistent. This past weekend, I spent every waking hour hammering organic chemistry into my brain for my third exam of the semester. I believe…
Guys can be anorexic. Guys can be bulimic. Guys can be bullied. Guys can be teased. Guys can have low self-esteem. These aren’t just women’s problems. This was a tough pill for me to swallow. I met someone on campus…
I received a friend request on Facebook from a former co-worker this morning and decided to check out her timeline to see what she’d been up to since the last time we’d seen each other. Somewhere in 2011, I found…
Ever have one of those mornings when you’re so exhausted you literally can’t get out of bed? This morning was one of those mornings. After waking up to my usual 5:00/5:30 AM alarm yesterday morning, I headed to my morning…
Two weeks ago, we had weather in the 60s for the entire week, and I thought that was crazy. 60 degree weather before spring? This week, apparently, we’re getting temperatures that hit the 70s! I’m a New Englander – I’m…