November 2010
5 posts
FIRST CHRISTMAS®
Because I was raised as a Jew, a woman, and a Democrat, I was denied the luxury of celebrating Christmas. In December, when the other children would dream of sugarplums, I would dream of regular plums. When the other children would dream about Nutcrackers, I would dream of regular plums (I’m super into plums). I just knew Christmas as that day where my family would eat Chinese Food and mom would...
What Your Dreams Say About You
DREAM: You are being pursued by a serial killer.
MEANING: You have an irrational fear of serial killers.
DREAM: You have a big test at school but forgot to study.
MEANING: You are feeling inadequate about something in the wiener-department. Maybe the top of your wiener? There’s a “top,” right? I don’t really “get” wieners.
DREAM: It’s the apocalypse.
MEANING: You have a big test at...
Romance Novels
Recently, I‘ve gotten really into romance novels. Here are some of the blurbs from my absolute FAVES!
“Molly McInvaille is your typical Irish beauty: red hair, green eyes, more than one eye. A poor milkmaid, she believes that she will remain a virgin for the rest of her life due to her extreme beauty (boys in this historical period like cool personalities and not looks). Unfortunately...
45-Year-Old Nancy Drew Reflects
NANCY: How was your day, honey?
ALLEN: Long. I’m completely exhausted. You?
NANCY: Allen, I was looking through my old case files in the attic today, and I’m seriously thinking of getting back into the detective business. The children are grown, and I feel like it could be really good for me!
ALLEN: This is just the hysterectomy talking.
NANCY: I’ve even thought of a title for my first case. I’ll...
Unemployment
November 2 was a big day for America. No, I’m not talking about Election Day or Tues Day; it was Dia De Los Muertos (from the Spanish for “Day Of The Muertos”). Over the past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about how lucky I am to live in a country like the U.S. Namely, Dubai, which is like the U.S. in a lot of important ways (economic, topographic, textile, etc., etc.). But then, as I...
