Posts made in July, 2010
You will find neither chocolate nor graham cracker here
“Write about marshmallows.” That’s what she told me. We were sitting in lawn chairs, squinting and blinking against the smoke from the fire as we made s’mores, and she told me to write about marshmallows. I cocked my head and furrowed my brows. And then I nodded. I told her I could make that work. When it comes to cooking marshmallows, I like mine pretty much charred, with a gooey lump of...
Read MoreI like it neat
Sometimes I think I smell onions. There is almost never an onion in sight when I think I smell them. My first reaction upon encountering this familiar scent is “Yum, onions!” because I am quite fond of that particular root vegetable. My second reaction, which is always very quick in following the first, is “I wonder if that is someone’s body odor.” Because sometimes B.O. is oniony in...
Read MoreYou may not know beauty, but you know what you like (and it’s Edward Cullen)
I hope you’re sitting down. I have some big news. I, your humble tangenteer, have a confession to make. I saw Twilight: Eclipse. And by and large, I thought it was a pretty decent movie. But this post isn’t going to be about why I saw this film or what my critiques of it are (although originally, that’s exactly what this was going to be). This post is going to be about a very...
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I'm cool and I write things that are awesome! and i like to use the word awesome!