Emily’s Blog: NyanCat
This is one in a series of custom blogs I’m doing for my facebook friends. I asked if there was anything they wanted me to...
Are Videogame Heroines Turning into Action Movie Heroines?
I don’t know about you, but I love a good action movie. Explosions, baddassery and sweaty dudes as far as the eye can see. Also,...
The Time I Was Accidentally A Bully
In 9th grade, I moved to a new town and started at a new school where nobody knew me. I only had one friend, a...
Things To Do While My Boyfriend’s Away
So my amazing boyfriend is going to be stuck at work pretty much every waking hour for the next month, and I’m pretty bummed about...
Adulthood Tips and Tricks: Things I’ve Learned So Far
“I love being a grown-up.” “Me fucking too!” I’m only 27, and a lot of people would still consider me very much a young one....
Staycation Culver City
A Picture of me at the Culver City Farmers Market last year. Our friends have a condo in Culver City, and since they were going...
BioWare: Please Pretend Indoctrination Theory Was Your Idea
This has spoilers, so if you’ve been living under a rock and don’t yet know what happened at the end of ME3, but you intend...
The Worst Magic Trick I Ever Saw
When I was 14 I went on a trip to Europe with my crazy over-privileged private school (here’s another, terribly forced story I wrote about...
Bonus Post: A Tribute
Today we lost someone who touched our lives all too briefly. Here’s to you University of Colorado Falling Black Bear. If you don’t know what...
What I Wore: All My Old Clothes
I was doing some manual labor around the office today, so I wore some old grungy clothes. One thing I have learned is that vans...
The Pros and Cons of Me
The last few weeks, I’ve really been wishing I was someone else. This happens to me sometimes when I’m under a lot of pressure. I...
Why I Dwell on Death in Times of Stress and Why You Should Do It Too!
Yesterday I had a headache, and as I was walking down the hall rubbing my temples, a random guy said “Don’t worry, it’ll be over...
So My Mom Really Does Have Cancer
In the spirit of never posting anything less than the whole story, which I consider a personal motto as a blogger, here’s what’s up with...
Review: Trials Evolution Races Into Top Gear
I play all my games on easy because I have a saying: Life is hard, videogames should not be. I also have another saying: Life...
Fat, Loud and Blobby
These are just some things I doodled in my sketchbook the other day.
What I Wore: Professional Muffet
http://i.imgur.com/8mbByl.jpg This is the second outfit post in a row where I wore this dress. I really want it to be Spring. I mean, it...
Why I’m Afraid of the Cops
This morning a police car followed me for half my commute to work. I’d rather have 10 spiders in my car with me, crawling up...
Ok, You’re Special, But Not in the Way You Think
I tend to think I’m really smart and creative. I got this trait from my father, who thinks we are both smart and creative. And...
I’m A Videogame Reviewer, You Guys!
My first article, an opinion piece about videogames, relationship and the concept of ‘friendzoning’ can be found on GearedforGamers.com So check it out! Friendzoneing and...
Friendzoneing and Game Relationships
For every guy that has a “friendzone” story, there’s a girl out there who has a story about “the friend guy.” The friend guy is...
The ONLY Reason to Watch Game of Thrones
I’ve loved Peter Dinklage since “The Station Agent,” which was kind of a horrible movie in which he had a truly tragic haircut. I like...
Last Minute Lung Cancer
So I usually like to have at least 5 days of this blog in the hopper, but thanks to some busy weekends and late week...
What I Wore: Second Verse
I’m pretty sure I’ve worn this or a version of this before. Oh well. The photos where I’m showing my nails didn’t come out that...
Neighborhood Drama Turns Into Navel Gazing Freak Out
This morning when Ben went to get into his car to go to work, he found it missing a side view mirror. It was torn...
What I Wore: Flowers in the Hallway Sun
The light in the kitchen burnt out, so we had to take outfit pics in the hallway. Flowered dress is from Asos, and I had...
What I Know About Sushi: A Guide for Beginners
Yesterday I teased the sushi guide, and today here it is for your reading, viewing, and dining pleasure. I am by no means a sushi...
Companda Shepherd
I went whining to twitter about how I was too tired to think of anything to write about, and Mechtroid was kind enough to suggest...
Skyrim: Initial Thoughts
So remember about 5 months ago when everybody was talking about this great new game called Skyrim and wandering around saying things like “I used...
“No Access” Strike: Poe’s Law In Action
Have you guys heard of the “No Access” Strike?. Basically, the idea is that feminist women country wide will abstain from sex for one whole,...
What I Wore: Fattest, Oldest Cheerleader at Earth Tone High
This outfit was incredibly fun to wear. I seem to be moving towards shorter skirts lately. That’s probably a good thing since it FINALLY feels...
Girls Will Get This…
Maybe I’ve been hanging out in reddit.com/r/all/new/ too much (even the smallest amount of that place can be fatal), but I’ve been seeing a lot...
What I Wore: Carmel Edition
While we were wandering around Carmel, I had an opportunity to do a little outfit modeling outside of my kitchen for once. Patagonia Down Sweater...
Carmel Vacation: Day 3
For our third and final day in Carmel, we walked over to Katy’s Place for breakfast again. It was so good the day before, we...
Carmel Vacation: Day 2
The one complaint I have about the Carmel Wayfarer Inn was that their beds are too soft. Ben and I are probably outliers since we...
Carmel Vacation: Day 1
Carmel-by-the-sea (official name) is a beach town located about 40 miles south of San Francisco on the California coast. It’s a tourist town who’s main...
What I Wore: Irish Woolfhound’s Tooth
I love painting my nails, but I often feel that after a few days of being painted, they get weak and brittle. I think this...
Atheist Billboards: WTF
I’m not really an atheist. I have a semi-regular belief in a vague higher power (outlined here.) But if we were drawing lines, I’d probably...
Look at My Cute Boyfriend!
This is a picture he took of me right after he made me laugh.
What I Wore: Business Casualty
Striped shirt is from Target Dress is Calvin Klein from Macy’s Vest is from Ross Tights are from Sibling Revelry in Corvalis, OR Shoes are...
What I Wore: Scary Forrest
Purple shirt is from The Gap Dress is from Ross Houndstooth Converse are from a thrift store
Fuck Other Countries: A Philanthopic Plea
So after the whole mess about #Kony, we recently learned that Mike Dairy, famous for exposing mistreatment at Apple’s Chinese sweatshop is actually just famous...
To Hit or Not to Hit: Is Mass Effect Post-feminist?
First of all, this blog post is going to have Mass Effect spoilers, so if you don’t want to know, stop reading now. Second of...
What I Wore: If a Whale and a Buffalo Had a Fat Baby
Jacket is from Talbots via the thrift store Kerchief is from Mara, of Tangible Thing and also Ben’s sister Button up shirt is from the...
What’s Up with the Blog? – Part 2
In part 1, I talked about what’s going on with me, and how Ben and I are quickly becoming tired of living in LA, but...
What’s Up with the Blog? – Part 1
You may have noticed that this blog has been updating Monday through Friday for awhile now, you may wonder about the sudden burst of content....
What I Wore: Winter Wool and Whimsey
I think this is one of my favorite outfits lately. It was warm, comfortable and playful. Wool Coat from H&M via the Thrift Store Yellow...
Audiobook Review: The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook by Bruce D. Perry (Author), Maia Szalavitz (Author), Danny...
What I Wore: New Favorite Sweater
The shirt I wore with this skirt was a bad choice. I looked like a bed sheet. However, the sweater was amazing. It’s my new...
I’m Commander Shepard and this is my favorite blog on the Citadel
If you find yourself wondering where I’ve been lately, maybe you should be asking who I’ve been lately. Mass Effect three is as amazing as...
What I Wore: Stripes and Spots
I honestly don’t know how I feel about this outfit. What do you guys think? Maroon v-neck from Target Olive spotted tank from Target Skirt...