The Actual Engagement Post
I’ve been beating around the bush about Ben and my decision to get married. Some people have asked about “the proposal.” There wasn’t one. That’s...
I do what I want.
I’ve been beating around the bush about Ben and my decision to get married. Some people have asked about “the proposal.” There wasn’t one. That’s...
No really. I’m asking. So far I have: No weird “taking cow to market” isle walking No pronouncing “man and wife” The less money given...
We left Arcata at 9am, and got home to Portland at midnight. Now it’s 1am. Look at all the pretty pictures I took.
Dad: So, Ben’s finally going to make an honest woman out of you? Me: Yeah right. If anything, I’m making an honest woman out of...
I wish I had been recording when Pepper saw grandma for the first time in two years. At first I was kind of worried because...
By the time you’re reading this, we’re probably on our way to Northern California to see grandma. I haven’t seen her since October 2013, when...
“And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man...
It’s always funny to me the things people do for themselves without having any concept of their value. Crafting is like that for me. Until...
Secure the ends with tape or whatever sealant you’re using to finish the basket.
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Ben went out of town yesterday, but he’s back now, hooray.
Mine would be “No.” Everything else could be written, signed, or implied via body language. No is probably the most important thing you might have...
I found all these images online and tried to get as close to the original source as possible. If you want me to take your...
August 9 was South African Woman’s day, and this was the shit that got served to them by Bic. Because in my life as a...
In case you missed it, Black Lives Matter interrupted a Bernie Sanders rally on Saturday, and they are getting all kinds of truly racist flack...
We’re tired
Our new neighbor started moving shit into his house at 9:30pm tonight, and something was still freaking out my dog as late as 11. So...
I was talking to a friend on Monday night, bemoaning the sad state wherein I just started to get a handle on my overworking problem...
Trowchester Blues by Alex Beecroft Maybe it’s because I’m getting up in years myself, but I really prefer the stories about the above-thirty set. Kids...
You find that people are usually too sensitive for your witty observational humor The people you’re joking with aren’t actually laughing Nobody gets you People...
Ben and I have just spent the morning on this, and didn’t find anybody else with exactly this issue/solution, so here’s a blog on it....
No blog. The end.
You’ve probably seen this thing making the rounds on social media. The part that really spoke to me, the part I haven’t heard in a...
I forgot to eat for most of today, so now I have this splitting fucking headache. And now that I finally did eat dinner, I...
1. You should be watching this. 2. It’s free on Netflix streaming 3. I have no idea what British people are talking about with their...
“Californian” …replace it with” Mexican.” You’ll get a pretty accurate map of racism in the whitest city in America. It’s kind of hard when you...
The whole world is made for us cis hetero trash, and what do we do? Fuck it all up by uncontrollable breeding and religious hate-speech....
Editor’s Note: I wrote this at 1 a.m. while tired and more than a little drunk from 6 perfect courses of amazing food and wine....
Trigger warnings: Talking about eating disorders, anxiety, self-hate. This stupid non-diet has me so fucked up you guys. Today was okay, but I’ve been having...
That’s really all there is to say on the subject.
We saw Ant Man on Friday, which I totally enjoyed, but I did have some issues with the character of Louis, played by Michael Peña,...
Dildecorations still going strong. Hawthorne dildecoration still present and accounted for. No sign of the notorious Clinton street dildo thieves. pic.twitter.com/cjZoFWrR5r — Marina Rose Martinez...
It seems like the world has finally caught up to what we Portlanders have known to be true for months now. Our awesome city has...
As I’m writing Wednesday’s blog, something that has become unusual for me is happening. It’s still Tuesday. When the massively shitty heat wave hit Portland...
This has been on my mind since it happened, which was about a week ago. My uncle and I were talking on the phone about...
There’s never a justification for having sex with someone who either can not or does not consent to having sex with you. Non-consensual sex includes...
Getting It Right by A.M. Arthur You may know Dr. James Taggert, or friendly club hook-up Tag from A.M.’s other successful books in The Belonging...
Hell on Wheels A Bluewater Bay Novel by Z..A. Maxfield Everybody needs a break sometimes. But what happens when a much needed diversion from the...
The Thing I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know Book 1, Russel Middlebrook: The Futon Years by Brent Hartinger I requested The Thing I Didn’t Know...
Lone Wolf, A Bluewater Bay Novel by L.A. Witt, Aleksandr Voinov Another successful episode in Riptide’s Bluewater Bay series, Lone Wolf will have fanatic writers...
You think you can smell what The Rock is cooking? Well, you fucking can not. Because The Rock wakes up at 3:50 in the ass...
I spent most of Monday organizing our shelves. So far, this is the sum total of my accomplishment. Well, this and a 50 gallon bag...
Today I was talking to my buddy Charles about the blow-back from the Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage, and this came up. After such...
I know I get heavy with the feminism sometimes. It’s only because I’m a dried up, bitter cunt whose only joy in life is to...
John Stewart pointed it out last month with Caitlyn Jenner’s triumphant coming out, but it bears repeating. Every woman in our society is sorted on...
Found in an old journal. We are standing in the heat and talking about our moms. Hers is crazy and mine too. Sometimes when I...
I crocheted a sperm. I have no idea what to do with it. I was trying to crochet a doll. I made its head, was...