My dad only has his blurry picture taken about every 10 years like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster, so I was totally thrilled that he posed for this amazing photo with my then baby daughter. I think the Instagram adds a certain levity to it.

Mom left when I was little and my older sister ran away pretty soon after, so it was just Dad and me for quite a while. He made every effort to be both Mom and Dad, never neglecting to have those uncomfortable discussions about girl things and dealing with the fallout of my realization that I would not be marrying…

I was working in a clinic in rural Africa when a kid came in with a large abscess (pocket of pus) on his cheek/jaw - roughly the size of a softball. It needed to be drained so I made a little incision in his cheek and the abscess basically exploded (think poking a hole in a balloon…only a balloon filled with pus). …

I wish I could go braless in public. It would be nice to have the option.

For some reason when I saw these girls I instantly thought of Dr. Princess from Adventure Time <3

Note: I am a tattoo snob.
This tattoo is a great subject matter, and the artist did a really great job filling up the space. That being said, I think that the tattoo needs more contrast. With different linework, and more black, this tattoo could have been knocked out of the park.
A tattoo artist tattooing me said that…

So we're still at "tenuous grasp on reality" at best?

the N'Sync runs deep:

As far as I am concerned, she could be covered in scales and be hiding Maleficent-like wings, and I would still love her. Dolly is awesome.

This is from back in the day, decades ago. One morning I got on the subway at the Bedford Ave. stop with my long Brooklyn hair (it was decades ago, we all had it). It was jam packed (usual) but I noticed a break in the bodies so I sidled toward it because I was young and foolish. (Stupid, I know. NEVER, ever head…

My day's reaction to finding out I was pregnant was prob not tear inducing, but nonetheless amazing to me. His first words upon me telling him I was (unexpectedly and unmarried-ly) pregnant were a tentative "Are you happy about it? Because you shouldn't have to feel like you need to have a baby just because you got…

ETA: i'm not going to say which is which.

tl;dr I'm not racist, BUT...

Oh, you are so new. If you honestly think that the Black/Latin people who have been living in those neighborhoods for decades never complained to their aldermens and other district/city officials about the shitty conditions, then I have a lovely bridge to sell you. It connects Brooklyn to Manhattan and is quite…

IMO, this is still the best official season trailer with the most fitting song:

"I am in a very serious conversation about this popular(very popular) cracker"

I saw American Hustle and I wish I had not.

sorry, dancer.