My husband and I went on a long road trip this weekend which is the only scenario in which I ever bust out my book of CDs. As I paged through the massive book, I realized that I really don’t listen to over 80% of them. Specifically, I really don’t listen to whole albums unless they are soundtracks as I usually only like the singles (with a few exceptions). I also have a tendency to listen to to a CD obsessively for a few weeks and then forget about it entirely. So, CD’s and I are not besties.

I have been singing the praises of the amazing PaperBackSwap to anyone who will listen lately. (If you haven’t joined yet, dear god, why not? Free books, people! And sign up through that link so we can be friends, you can see what I am reading, and I get credit for referring you.) So I decided to sign up for their sister site. . . Continue Reading »

So The Onion is usually fabulously hip and some of its writers have a way of hitting the nail right on the head with things as if they have actually devoted way too much time to thinking about whatever topic it is. I cite such gems as this Muppet article and this Harry Potter parody.

That said, they disappointed me with the article above. Its not very funny and its also not even really about The Sims which means to me that they have never played and were just trying to be general about video games.

Tut tut, I say! Would it kill you boys to get a woman on the staff?

If you spread this story about Ashley Simpson being pregnant just to promote her album and there really isn’t an ounce of truth to it, you will be my marketing hero.

Smooches,
(air smooches, don’t get too excited)
H