I tend to find myself in awkward, uncomfortable situations on a semi regular basis. I don’t mean to do this, but rarely am I sorry that I did so after the fact. I simply don’t seem to fit in. And naturally I blame my parents for this. It’s… Read full post »

I haven't done a fashion post in a while, basically because I wear all the same crap: Jeans, shoes, cotton-poly blend top. Sometimes I change it up and wear a denim jacket on top and a tee shirt for pants, but that's really only on extremely sloppy mornings… Read full post »

It wasn’t until I was about 27 years old that I learned not to care. Sure, I didn’t care when I was in high school either, but that was a whole other species of apathy. Through writing and holding various jobs, I learned a person will always offend another, that a person can/… Read full post »

Like all people who have "tried every diet" and suffer being "fat from birth", any miracle drug completely excites me. Part of that is because science amazes me. Much of the pills we take come with both positive and (many) negative effects,… Read full post »

Here are a few things I love right now:

*War of the Tablet Begun It Has.

I love me some iPad 2, but HATE the price tag. Both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble hope to cater to individuals like me with… Read full post »

In a Super Secret Screening on Monday October 24th, the Alamo Drafthouse of Austin invited fans to a free showing of Young Adult, featuring in-person guests Director Jason Reitman and star Patton Oswalt. The film opens in limited release on December 9th and wider on December 16th.

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“Pop! You didn’t take you pills this morning!” my Uncle Vinny called from the tiny kitchen in my grandparents’ shotgun apartment.

“I know and I’m not gonna take ‘em today,” my grandfather responded. “Today is a special day… Read full post »

 In Which A Nut Job Gets A Fruit Basket.

I had* to run to Best Buy yesterday afternoon to pick up a DVD my husband and I wanted. I was there alone, my favorite way to shop, as I can do so in a “Seek and… Read full post »

Super mega long over due.

 Here are things happening right now:

* Horrified for friends and loved ones in England. If you're brave enough to stand up to the creeps, gangs, punks and thugs, there's all ready a website to help organize the clean up of these riots.… Read full post »

It’s a pissy Tuesday morning. Maybe it’s the economy. Or maybe it’s the middle and lower classes have been screwed in the Debt Ceiling Deal, while the rich have been rewarded. Again.

Maybe it’s just Dumbledore’s voice resonating: “Dark and difficult times lie ahe… Read full post »

Long overdue.

Here are things I love right now:

*Get Japan Earthquake Relief 50% more money! Right now LivingSocial has a deal that for every $5 donation you make to the Red Cross, LivingSocial will match that $5 100% to the Red Cross as well. Give more without having… Read full post »

At midnight Tuesday morning John Freshwater of the Mount Vernon school district was fired from his job as a science teacher. Finally.

Freshwater had come across the desks of his employers on more then one occasion because of questionable behavior in his public school classroom.… Read full post »

Today looms an expected and much assumed Verizon announcement that they will be getting their own Apple iPhone.

Update 10.19AM, C.T.: Verizon has announced they will be carrying an iPhone at some point in February 2011.

This got me thinking...about cable television.… Read full post »

It's been too long for one of these.

Okay! Things I love right now:

Gyllenhaal dumped Swift. I'm sure she's freaking out right now. At the same time, I'm sure Swift now has a sh*t ton of material for her next big album. She is a country singer, after all.… Read full post »

In 1993 President Clinton advocated to allow homosexuals to join the military. This prompted DADT: Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Because the Department of Defense felt open homosexuals "would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit coh… Read full post »

The Pop Five is a series of Pop Candy readers' top five lists.

Today's contribution comes from Kate C. in Austin:

I once wanted to be a teacher and earned a masters degree in education to prove it. Then I found out Hogwarts wasn't real and all my dreams of… Read full post »

Recently a few friends and I were discussing our holiday plans. Most of us would be traveling and are not looking forward to doing so. Our pleasant discussion soon became a bitch session regarding close quarters and strangers.

I like to believe most people… Read full post »

 Politically Christian Correct Holidays

I'm not particularly religious.

I grew up outside of New York City. You were either Catholic (i.e. you celebrated Christmas, but may or may not have attended church), Jewish (a full 35-42% of my area was Jewish), Muslim, or y… Read full post »

Fox News reports that their "experts" believe Willie Nelson will go to jail for his recent marijuana indiscretion.

I think the most amazing thing about this headline is Fox News claiming to have any "experts" on staff. I thought they only had racists on staff. Maybe they have racism… Read full post »

I didn't know about this. Haven't heard (read) anything about it before this morning on the WallStreetJournal.com:

Salon.com is possible up for sale.

Details are vague, but I thought we, that is the OpenSalon Universe, might share an interest in this.

Salon.com's own front page is filled wit… Read full post »

I'm back, feeling marginally better from surgery, still can't wear glasses, and the doctor says I'd have less nose bleeds if I just keep my finger outta there.

I didn't know Salon.com was for sale, did you? Are we going to have any future here on OpenSalon? Hmmmm.....anyone… Read full post »

 This is something my father recently wrote that I wanted to share. As I'm still recovering from surgery and lacking many basic facilties, I thought today would be a good day for this:

When I’m Sixty-Four… Read full post »

Tomorrow I'm having deviated septum surgery. I will barely be able to surf the sweet, sweet internet, let alone coherently write anything for a while. So these are PopBytes I love right now.

 Movie Studios are up in arms over Family Friendly Movies, which edits/… Read full post »

As I stood in the shower staring at my purpled right foot through the bruised and blistered fingers on my hands I thought of only one thing: This is compensation.

My most painful memories, the most shame inducing or embarrassing, revolve around food.

From very… Read full post »