You may have heard me ranting about needles and bloodwork a couple of weeks ago due to my last doctor’s appointment. At the time, they were doing a retest of my CRP level (or “C Reactive Protein,” which I’ll explain presently), which was abnormally high in January during my initial visit/bloodwork. Given my family’s history …

Ever laugh so hard you think you’re going to pass out? (Aside: It probably doesn’t help that, between an impending sinus infection and a killer workout, I’m about to pass out anyway.) Fancy a look at this, and you’ll understand — courtesy of Mark’s friend Rotem.

In my defense, I was driving (at a speed approximately matching the speed limit, of course) down I-35 when I took this, and had a fairly dirty windshield to boot, so please understand this is the best picture I could manage under the circumstances. I still think this is a great bilboard, though:

I know few of you have actually met and spent time with my friend (and ex), Scott. So I apologize for your lack of context here. However, after a good chat with him today, I just want to say “out loud” that, in spite of whatever “draaaama” our lives may have brought one another over …

Ten things I love most about having lost ~ 65 lbs.: 1) I have ten times the energy I had before. 2) I sleep ten times deeper than I used to. 3) I can walk/jog longer and farther than my basset hound, a breed known for its laziness and for standing less than two feet …

The following is excerpted from Newsweek (Aug. 16, p. 10). I don’t know why, but I found this equal parts fascinating and funny. Americans are used to ordering things ranging from french fries to popcorn in small, medium or supersize. Now those same decision-making skills may become useful in the bathroom, thanks to an innovative …

I thought Curtis’s recent blog entry about dating was courageously honest. I’m scared silly to discuss my own dating experiences here, but I suspect if I had a similar “marathon elimidate” experience (four dates, four people, four days), I’d probably swear off dating for a while, too. 🙂

Lisa Loeb is hands-down my favorite singer/songwriter, and a big part of why is in our history together. Lisa was my virgin experience with live music, at the incomparable 9:30 Club in the U Street corridor in DC. That standing-room-only concert was also my virgin experience with a boy trying to pick me up. (Thank …

It’s been a sappy kind of day. Well, I mean, except for the whole “fog of war” thing from earlier. 😉 I went to see “Touch of Pink” with a couple of fellow YAPpers this afternoon, a delightful British comedy that chronicled the main character, Alim, and his struggle to come out to his very …

Last night, I finally watched another movie I’ve been meaning to see for a while now, “Under the Tuscan Sun,” starring Diane Lane and based on the book of the same name by Frances Mayes. The movie itself was gorgeously filmed, equal parts touching and amusing, and just generally awesome. But the actual story was …