That Fruity Little Hat Kills Me

Some of you are getting to know my brother through Twitter, which makes me smile. A lot. He's a fun kid. He is also as ridiculously emotional as I am sometimes. I used to follow him to the basement on hot summer days to watch him play video games, but he would chase …

A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

Don't worry. My dog and I aren't going anywhere or killing anyone. Not today, anyway. We've just both had better days. Nothing like a ridiculously inappropriate comic strip to turn things around, though.

"S-T-O-P, new word, I-T."

Feel free to tell me to "stop it!" when I'm being ridiculous. I'll be sure to return the favor.

Cheap Therapy 2: Puppies

Maybe I'm just easily amused, but watching a guy teach his adorable little puppy how to howl is by far the funniest thing I've seen all day. I plan on watching that at work whenever my boss says something crazy to me like, "Pfft. Pop-Tarts are for kids!" before she …

Technical Difficulties in Skirtsville

My sincere apologies, y'all. I have so many great entries to share with you, but they all stem from pictures currently being held hostage by my camera. Mr. Camera doesn't like talking to my computer anymore, and it seems to be rejecting the memory card now, too. …

The Inevitable Twitter Entry

I've mentioned Twitter quite a bit in passing, but I never really stopped to explain why I use it or, for that matter, why you should use it, too.

Basically, it's considered one of the top "micro-blogging" sites around. You get 140 characters to say what you're doing …

These Bullets Won't Kill You

Lessons I thought I had learned by now:

• Putting off laundry for a month (or more) at a time creates more problems than it solves.
• Writing your first name with your crush's last name repeatedly will not make him love you or even notice you.
• Blogs do not update themselves …

Unrequited Love: Part Infinity

Dear Cute Tuesday Boy,

I only saw you for a fleeting five seconds today. You showed up much later than I expected, but I'll forgive you because you're somehow even cuter than I remembered. I almost forgot that you don't know about my secret swoonfests, so I was …

A Case of the Mondays

My brother, who just turned 20 today (happy birthday, Adam!!), has the week off for Spring Break. Because of this, I became delusional and thought that this was my Spring Break, too. I literally spent the entire day picking my nose or having my Sims pick their noses …

Questions That Need Answering

What on EARTH is Tony doing, pouring his beer into a Cubs coffee mug? Is this some Cubs tradition I don't know about? Why did this mug even need to have a Cubs logo on it? Is that significant? SO MANY QUESTIONS.

Best Egg Hunt Ever

For as long as I can remember, my family has made it a tradition to have an egg hunt at Easter. We always use plastic eggs filled with candy, and my dad always leaves a trail of clues leading from one location to the next. These clues are always rhyming poems, and …

Not Loving this Craptop

Today, I am madly in love with:

• Hershey's Eggs. These only come out at Easter, and they are my all-time favorite candy. Just tonight, my mom and I blew through a pound of them over the course of two Gilmore Girls episodes.
• Your mom.
• The fact that I could walk outside …

When N64 Becomes Rachtastic

Many moons ago, I was playing Zelda on my little Game Boy Advance. I was creating my second character, and I decided that he should have a funny name. (Everyone chooses "Link" at least once, and it just gets old after that.) I chose "Pants." Nothing seemed funnier …

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

At approximately this same time last year, I was daydreaming about Pythagorean picnicking, thanks to a spam email I received with that very title. Tonight, I am playing Mario Kart 64 with Juan Pedro, the sock monkey.

I wouldn't want to be anyone else in the world …

By Thursday's Child, The Big-Brained and Great-Grammared

Note from Rachelskirts: Today's entry comes to you from the one, the only, Thursday's Child. Actually, there are a lot of people who were born on Thursday, and Tyler isn't one of them. He is, however, a really gifted writer and a fantastic friend, so I am thrilled to …

Slow Child at Play

I've been telling people for years not to expect anything great from me before noon. If for some unholy reason I happen to be awake before then, I guarantee I will be struggling to survive. Today's breakfast routine was a prime example of exactly how I operate during …

Trying to Find the Bright Side

Things that are currently driving me bonkers:

• The sound of my father chomping on carrots down the hall.
• Blogs which fail to embrace proper capitalization.
• This stupid felt nub that is supposed to function as a mouse on the ancient craptop I have stolen from my father.
• Not …

Cheap Therapy

I faxed some paperwork today that cleared the hold that was on my account with my college. Hopefully, my admissions counselor will call on Monday to tell me whether or not my application for re-admittance to the school has been accepted. If it has been, I will have …

One Ring to Cure Them All

Dear Frodo Baggins,

My ear has really been bugging me lately. Actually, it's the area directly behind my left earlobe. Some dull, stabby pain has been distracting me for two weeks, but I'm too afraid to go to the doctor. I don't really want to know what's …

In Serious Need of a Trap Door in the Floor

You know what's a fun way to make your trilogy of Embarrassing Skirts Trivia posts even more humiliating? Accidentally mention your blog to the guy who happens to play a starring role in some of your most mortifying posts ever.

(Links were added by me for …