Christy The Writer

Some days when I’m getting ready for work, I look in the mirror and think “Heeeey, not too shabby.” Then other days, no matter what I do, all I can think is “Wow, thanks for nothing, Mom and Dad.”

Since my brain obviously keeps a running list of Things to Worry About, why does it only decide to drag it out at 3 a.m.?

I finally finished my student loan paperwork for grad school, only to get it all back in my lap because I neglected to mention that I’m a female. Apparently there are a lot of 41-year-old men out there named Christine who are trying to give the slip to the Selective Service.

Thank you to everyone who expressed their sympathy over the past couple of weeks as we’ve dealt with our loss while studiously avoiding all cute animal commercials and any reference to “Marley and Me.” I continue to wear Harry’s collar as a bracelet and put fresh water into his bowl, and Guy is beginning to [...]

The sudden death last week of our beloved kitty, the inimitable Harry Potter Kass, left me heartbroken to the point of being unable to function for two solid days, and going numbly through the motions of my life for the remainder of the week. Since I’m 41 and “involuntarily childless,” Harry filled the role of the kid in [...]

If you want a little snapshot of someone’s psyche, take a look at the history of pages they’ve searched recently on Wikipedia. Don’t believe me? Here’s mine: Clarence Thomas, Cleopatra, Eliot Spitzer, Get Fuzzy, Hollywood scandals, Kalahari Bushmen, Kramer vs Kramer, Lou Costello, Louisa May Alcott, unsolved murders, Menudo, Phantom of the Opera, Sara Teasdale, Vlad the [...]

I love it that the international media still feels the need to write a story about it when people get hurt during the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. Damn, did you guys see this? People got trampled and, wait … let me look, what was that other thing? Here it is … gored! Damn, [...]

They had my iced chai soy latte ready and waiting for me at  Starbucks this morning. It’s nice to be loved.

“Psychic octopus predicts Spanish victory in World Cup” “Germans bring sexy back” “Viagra-popping seniors lead the pack for STDs” And now, I’m just going the hell back to bed.