Jinked

I’ve always enjoyed this song, starting when I first heard it in all its 16-bit glory back in ’95. I saw it performed live once when my sister, a friend and I all attended a PLAY! concert years back. There is just something behind it, some semblance of hope and spirit in the face of adversity that makes my heart warm. This remix of “Frog’s [...]

I’ve never really watched the Tonight Show, and I only vaguely know about Conan O’Brien (yeah, I’m not very good with popular media), but his forced parting with NBC has been on the radio a lot lately. I really enjoyed his goodbye. Thanks to Ben for posting this video in his own blog.

A friend of mine, Sandy, mailed me a handful of zines many months ago all the way from Australia. Sandy is an awesomely amazing, creative girl. Woman. We’re women now, but when we first met over twelve years ago on a now-dead UBB forum, we were just girls. Tonight I was reading a zine called aubade. It’s the third issue, about a girl and her [...]

I have never taken a yoga class in my life, nor am I flexible. At all. Just because you’re thin, that doesn’t automatically grant you flexibility like a lot of people seem to believe. My mother found it shocking when I couldn’t even touch my toes. I’ve wanted to improve on this lack of flexibility, and going to the gym 3 times a week does [...]

Every Tuesday is $1 taco night at a local bar here in Valparaiso. Alongside that incredible special are $2.50 bottles of Modelo and Corona, which always have me and my fellow coworkers saying, “Hell yes!” every single week. Truth be told, I really like $1 taco night because it gives me an excuse not to cook at home one night out of the week. The [...]