Entries from July 2008

31/07/2008

Oh To Be Down By The Seaside

At the beach, but in this day and age, never too far from the Internet.  Thank goodness, especially when stories like this come up, courtesy of Gawker.
I’ve been wrapped up in History’s MonsterQuest while on vacation, since Shark Week has been pretty disappointing.  All though Dirty Job’s special about Greenland sharks was pretty neat.
Anyway, it appears [...]

25/07/2008

Going To The Chapel, Via Dr. 90210

A few weeks ago, I was in a bridal party, an absolutely charming and delightful bridal party. The bride never came close to being a Bridezilla and only made a few requests regarding her bridesmaids’ appearances for The Day.
Before this wedding, I had been in one other bridal party, another Bridezilla-free affair. When [...]

21/07/2008

Fusses About Buses

I am a strong supporter of public transportation. While living in DC for three months, it astonished me that 1) there were so many cars on the road and 2) that so many of them had only one passenger. Not only did this plethora of cars turn a four mile drive into 40 [...]

18/07/2008

Whatever Wets Your Whistle

When I was interning at NPR, I had access to the news wires. It was incredible to read the news before anyone else–announcements from the White House, sudden deaths, trial outcomes, etc.
The best part, however, was the ability to set-up news feeds to your own liking, thus, mine was set to Entertainment and Sports [...]

01/07/2008

Holy Toledo!

It’s July!
Unbelievable! And a fun factoid for everyone, today we are officially halfway through 2008–183 days down, 183 days to go.
Since it is July 1st, that can only mean July 4th is a few days away. Nothing makes me feel more American, and proud of it, than eating copious amounts of beef, drinking mass [...]