This post peppered with medicinal kittens because smarter people are writing better things so I’m doing this instead. This was a lot of us the night of the election: If you’re like me you’ve been spending the last days feeling helpless and uncertain what to do. Some things are easy, like donating to causes that you feelContinue reading “So where do we go from here?”
Category Archives: rants
How to make Facebook actually great again. For the first time. #IWOKEUPLIKETHIS
So I just heard Facebook is changing its algorithm again and I’m not sure what that means but if we’re judging from past changes it’ll just mean that it’ll suck more. Which is sad because there’s a lot of great stuff on Facebook, but you often have to wade though a lot of bullshit beforeContinue reading “How to make Facebook actually great again. For the first time. #IWOKEUPLIKETHIS”
Stop reading.
Stop reading this right now. Seriously. Stop it. You can’t stop, can you? Or can you? Have you stopped? If you have, I’m applauding you. You can’t hear it because you’ve stopped reading but trust me, you are awesome. And you know what else you are? You are a LIAR. Because you are still reading.Continue reading “Stop reading.”
An open letter to the Girl Scouts: UPDATED (AGAIN)
UPDATED BELOW: My daughter, Hailey, has been in Girl Scouts for years. I was never a big fan of Girl Scouts but I am a giant supporter of my kid and if she likes Girl Scouts then we will be at every damn meeting while I huddle in the corner of the room, smiling at the otherContinue reading “An open letter to the Girl Scouts: UPDATED (AGAIN)”
I am the suspicious activity on my account.
For the last couple of years our credit/debit card has been cancelled over and over because of “suspicious activity.” I never know that my card been cancelled until my card is turned down by an uncomfortable cashier, and that’s always nice because it’s such a great self-esteem booster when your card gets declined at the drugstore when you’re buying toiletContinue reading “I am the suspicious activity on my account.”
Facebook will remind you how fucked up you are and also try to make money off of it.
I was just on Facebook, and this popped up in my feed as something suggested for me personally: And first of all, it’s disconcerting when you get targeted advertising for half a dead squirrel, and it’s not even the good half. Why send me this ad? It’s as if Facebook said, “Hey, we saw this assholeContinue reading “Facebook will remind you how fucked up you are and also try to make money off of it.”