I have a question.  How does one get over a hurt?  How do you get past feelings of anger, feelings of hate, feelings of rage even?  I’ve had so many shitty things happen to me in the past few years, but also much good, and for some reason my brain keeps… Read full post »

We have some friends who are getting married.  In addition to deciding on a destination wedding (in Malaysia) which will take course over one entire week, they also stated on their wedding invitation “no boxed gifts.”  Now I knew that they wanted cash because they had mentioned… Read full post »

Hasan, Death Penalty & Racism: Why Death Penalty Should be Laid to Rest

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was formally charged Thursday with 13 counts of premeditated murder for his rampage at Fort Hood which killed 13 people and wounded 43.  The horrendous act that took place at Fort/… Read full post »

I have noticed that there are an awful lot of eyes out there.  In OS profile photos, that is.  And mouths in a close following.  Why no noses? Why no ears?  Why no hands?  They have personality, too, don't they?  In my desire to try to be unique, I have switched… Read full post »

Dear Diary,

 I have belonged to OS for about a week and it has been quite the roller-coaster ride.  I have, for the first time in my life, written about my infertility struggles and how my mom is bisexual.  I have also written some incredibly obnoxious and demented posts, which… Read full post »

A long time ago, I tried crack.  I had been living in the city by myself, and had reconnected with a high-school friend who was also living in the city on her own.  All my other high school and college friends were living in the suburbs so it felt a little… Read full post »

 John Allen Muhammad died by lethal injection last night.  He was sentenced to death for his homicidal rampage across the Washington area in 2002.  He, along with Lee Boyd Malvo, shot sixteen people, 10 fatally.  To his death, John Allen Muhammad maintained his innocence. … Read full post »

My revelation that my mom was dabbling in sexual relations with women all started when my mom was telling me about her psycho friend who was stalking her.  We were in the backseat of the car and my husband was driving, with my grandmother in the front passenger seat.  My mother/… Read full post »

Okay, I have been an Open Salon blogger for a week and I can already see the scam going on here.  I – and you - …WE write brilliant commentaries, and Open Salon monetizes the shit out of our literary jewels and makes TONS of money off our hard work.  Meanwhile,/… Read full post »

I have not yet read Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book “Eating Animals,” for I just learned of it on the Salon front page.  Being a vegetarian since about age 12 (earlier if you count leaving the meat on my plate my entire childhood and getting stuck sitting at the dinner table/… Read full post »

Do you suffer from abusive loins?  A post I read on Open Salon recently proclaimed that the author’s “pussy” was screaming for release.  Apparently the lack of release was due to medication.  This sounds awful and made me feel great sympathy for this poor soul. … Read full post »

When I registered with Open Salon two days ago, I noticed a feature that allows you to place ads on your blog.  At first, I thought “what the hell” and so I registered with Google for this adsense program.  Well I have been an OS member for two days and I/… Read full post »