To make things clear:I understand that Neopets is not serious business, and all the "money" from the website is completely fictional.

Is Tuesday too early in the week to be done with the rest of the week?

I just watched the film If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium. It was a very charming film that, while not entirely devoid of cliches and eye-rolling moments, captured my heart like a movie stumbled on while watching TV should. I have only seen Suzanne Pleshette in one thing before, but I never knew how dynamic an…

My matching briefs to my swim bra came in, and I love them! They fit like your average high-waisted bikini bottoms, but that only makes them more comfortable and gives a retro flair to my swimming outfit. The look combined gives a no-fuss, sporty look that while not the fanciest, will do just fine for any beach or…

Raise your hand if you've read comments on an article and regret it five comments in.I do this a lot with mainpage articles because I'm under the naive assumption that there won't be any rage-inducing comments, but I'm often surprised .What was the most regrettable time you've read comments to an article?

Today concluded Art All Night, an annual 24 hour event where artists from novices to professionals can submit their art for free and have people from all walks of life view their labors of artistic expression. In a way, it's like Deviantart come to life, but there is a lot more going on than the art. There are concert…

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I ordered the Elomi Isis Swim Bra in Navy. I was determined, that summer, to wear a bikini in public. Problem was, I never quite got the right bottom for my top, so all of my swimming events were done in the same swimsuit I wore for water aerobics that winter. It was a moment…

As a child, my mother and I would have tea parties and I would be called Miss Irissilla and we'd talk about Mister Bigglesworth coming to our house (This was around the time that I've both watched Pride and Prejudice and Austen Powers). I loved everything about those moments from watching the milk diffuse in the tea…

I've got an evening to myself, and I'm noticing that there are things that I simply can't do with another person in the same room:

I volunteer at my local public library. My job is to scan archived records of board meeting minutes, director's notes, and statistical reports that go as back as 1974. The legacy of this information sunk in for me when I realized that my mother would be attending college in the same town a year later, and my father…

We were going to have a barbecue in the back yard. I thought there would be more people and it would either be too hot or too cold or rain. Instead, the weather was perfect, and there were hardly any people at all. We decided to have a picnic instead at the Princeton Battlefield like the party's original…

Apparently, Memorial Day is used as the unofficial benchmark for summer. Indeed, around this time, the days seem to feel hotter and longer. Days of open windows, constant fanning, and shadows left by the strong summer sun are ahead. Illustrator Rebecca Mock has captured these moments wonderfully with her animated…

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! I hope you enjoy your weekend and our veterans especially have as good a time as possible despite the situation. My weekend, while having a slow start, is pretty much going to be busy. In about an hour I'm going to an event at the Princeton Battleground with a friend of mine and then to a…

I am curious whether anyone on this fine board dress in the style often called "Mori Girl"(I'm not sure if people call it different things, but that was what I used to call it). For those who aren't familiar with the style, the livejournal community lets you have a small glimpse of what it's like. Mori Girl is often…

I've been kind of too anxious and busy to post anything, and it's pretty much snowballed into me falling off the face of the gawkerverse. I still read the Main Page and GT, but whenever I feel the urge to post a comment, I confess that I get overwhelmed.This also happens when I get an update on an old friend who I…

Reading the Main Page article about the woman with long hair has inspired more eyerolls than I thought would be inspired. Mainly, all the people chiming in with how they find super long hair gross need to stop. While the subject's lawsuit may be a bit bogus, talking about how long hair is gross adds nothing to the…

There's this buzzfeed quiz going around, and it's all about figuring out how stereotypically "white" you are. I find it funny because some of the things on the list are like, basic activities of the middle class at this point in culture. I mean, dog shows? Dog shows are for everyone, and anyone who says otherwise just…

I did not know that Buzzfeed had a DIY section, and there are some useful stuff in the archives. One thing that has helped me add structure to my day has been this schedule of things to do during the day and their scientific reasoning (Not sure if junk science, but I'll try anything if it's helpful and doesn't harm…