Twitter Tells Me: Bulk Food Edition
mr_bithead wanted to hear “about things in your area that you like. Favourite shops, salon, grocery store, restaurants, and why!” I live in Hawthorne, CA,...
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Twitter Tells Me: Planes and Clothes
Tuttle88 asks: why is my plane running late. That’s all I want to know A lot of people don’t know this, but planes suffer from...
Twitter Tells Me: Cable TV
@thenoid13 asked about “the undeniable decline of cable TV” Was Cable TV ever good? I mean, really? Was any TV ever good in comparison to...
Ask Marina: Illicit Advice
WARNING: Continuing to read this post is not advised for children or the faint of heart. I assume that, based on the themes that have...
Movie Review: Thor
The boyfriend and I just got back from seeing “Thor.” I left for the theater knowing nothing about the superhero, and nothing about the story,...
On Caregiving
My grandmother attracts strays. She’s not particularly motherly, but motherless things seem inexplicably drawn to her. Possibly because we all know that she’ll care for...
Twitter Again
Today I went back to twitter for more inspiration. TheNoid13 wanted to hear about video games. I feel that I’m a somewhat unexpected video game...
Twitter Tells Me
Once again, I have turned to my trusty twitter followers to provide content for this blog. ThereminJelly: How do you explain a concept like ‘homosexuality’...
Book Review: Drowning Ruth
Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz I received this book at a white-elephantesque book exchange Ben’s family has started doing for the holidays. As a new...
Review: Sock Dreams Extraordinary Thigh High Socks
Having come to accept that my We Love Colors Thigh High Tights will never be thigh high for me, I still found myself in need...
What I Wore: Backup Day Blow Out
Oops! You got one of the old outfit posts I decided to save for a shitty day. Looks like that day is today. No worries,...
What I Wore: Purple and Sore
There’s only one picture today because that’s honestly all I could do. Whenever I’m stressed, the most reliable indicator is my physical health. I’ll feel...
What I Wore: Garden Experiment
I had another outfit planned for today, but I was all dressed and making good time when I decided it was hideous and went with...
What I Wore: Polka-dot Plaid
I wore this yesterday, but was too tired to upload the pictures last night. This necklace is cute, but it’s super heavy....
Twitter Tells Me: Break-ups and Dying
I asked Twitter what I should blog about, and this is what I got: diamondmanaphy: @marinaisgo Have you ever gone through a break up...
What I Wore: Muffet
Not only did I really enjoy my outfit today, it was totally comfortable. Scarf is from a thrift store Tank...
What I Wore: Hulk Sulk
Hey guys, it’s been a terrible, gray bitchy day today. For some reason that prompted me to write several love notes to my boyfriend. Unfortunately...
What I Wore: Unsatisfying Vest
I really need to undo the clasps on this vest and sew them back on a little farther away from the seam. Then maybe it...
What I Wore: Preppy Adorable
The camera’s battery died, so tonight we have our outfit pictures thanks to my boyfriend’s Samsung Vibrant. Thanks Samsung! Oh, and I got the...
What I Wore: Jersey Whore
Hey guys, it’s late, I’m tired. So on to the outfit. I’m actually not proud of this outfit. I was late...
What I Wore: Brown Sun Dress
We only got one good picture today, so I’m including the video Ben made to test out his phone’s camcorder abilities. Please ignore my face,...
What I Wore: Neverending Scarf
If I don’t look as friendly as usual here it’s because it is the late end to a long and mostly stressful day. Today I...
What I Wore 10/6/2010
I know it’s grainy, but it’s the best picture I have of the whole outfit. or at least most of it Demonstrating...
What I Wore Today
Sometimes I’m particularly proud of something I wore and I always think ‘someone should take a picture of this.’ Thankfully I have both initiative and...
Where to Live in LA
My new co-worker is moving here from Seattle, so I made her this handy map to aide in her apartment search. I thought I’d share...
Twitter Tells Me To – Aug. 20, 2010
ThereminJelly: @Marinaisgo A blog post arguing about why a complete homosexual re-branding of Batman would be a good thing. Oh. My. God. Besides being my...
Three Conversations with my Grandmother
2002 My mother and I are sitting in a diner with my grandma. Almost randomly she asks us what we’re doing on April 16th. We’re...
7.11.2010 Update
I haven’t been very happy with any of my artwork or writing lately. I start things and never finish them, every word or brush stroke...
Why I Hate Your Baby and Want Your Marriage to Fail
It’s not just your baby, or even all babies, it’s everything they represent, along with engagement rings, wedding registries, showers, parties, dresses and ‘maids.’ It...
Love Notes
The Truth About Feminazis
I asked twitter for inspiration, and it came. charliewarhol: @Marinaisgo the truth about feminazis Feminazis are people that claim to be feminists, but are actually...
Female Masturbation Techniques
I asked Twitter what I should write about: mikesmith916: @Marinaisgo Your plans for the year? Current list of people that the world needs to send...
Twitter Tells Me 2
TheJunkenstein: @Marinaisgo Write exactly about your writer’s block, your relationship with writing, what has put you in a dry spot. Go for the feelings I...
Twitter Tells Me To
I put the call out on twitter for a blog subject and this is what I got: cherryfizzy: @Marinaisgo about why your pants are awesome?...
First Youtube Video
Boobs
I put the call out on twitter for blog suggestions, and I got this response: @moopigmoo: @Marinaisgo Boobs. @Marinaisgo: @moopigmoo Can you be more specific?...
XO, an Internet Show by Keith McNally in the Style of This American Life
I’ve been a fan of the various multimedia ventures of Keith McNally for awhile now. His taste and ear for popular music is only less...
Fuck Chase, and Anyone Named Chase
Update
The image of the glass and the workbook style quip/blank is something I pulled off of Kind Over Matter. The snark is mine. I’m sure...
Short-story idea to be fleshed out later
Young scientist loves birdsong, builds machine outside lab window that will give food when birds sing. Over the course of a lifetime, teaches birds not...
Choose Your Blog Adventure: Mob Style
So I put the call out on twitter, asking for some blog suggestions. Here’s how it went: Marinaisgo: About to write a blog. What should...
It’s Electric, as in the Chair.
I asked for blog ideas on twitter today, and this was one of the responses I got. Moopigpoo:@Marinaisgo Any news on the utility mishap? I...
Conversational Rapists
Last night I was at the gym and there’s a guy there that I see often, has a bum knee, does a weird sort of...
Different People I See at the Gym
Ben and I joined a gym around the end of May, and except for one week that I was sick, we’ve gone every Monday, Wednesday...
Side Effects May Vary
I’ve been meaning to write a blog post about how my recent weight loss has been making me crazy in the head (moreso than usual...
You Make a Monkey Out of Me
Obligatory Race-Related Post from a Spic
Disclaimer: This has no merit whatsoever. Reading this as a document about race or race relations in America would not only be unwise, it would...
Can We Agree to Disagree?
But what if I dream of pretentious bourgeois shit while my parents pay for college so I can smoke pot and aspire to high ideals...
Thank You Letter from Yourself
You Know Who Paradise 555.FUCK.YOU [email protected] June 08, 2009 Sucker Queen of Being a Lame Looser 1615 Idiot Ave Apt. #Eat a Dick Suckerville, State...
Twitter Movie Suggestions
I just made a list of movie suggestions on twitter that I rather liked the language in, so I’ll paste them down here and clean...