I don’t seek out thrills like haunted houses or scary movies or campfire horror stories because if I wanted to inflict unnecessary pain on myself, I’d hold Mom’s spot in a quickly moving Costco checkout line as she goes to find the cheese Danishes. Or I’d leave myself alone in the dark with my thoughts. … More The Real Halloween Scare Is My Biological Clock
While I do know someone who successfully networked herself a job through ridesharing, all I’ve gotten out of Uber and Lyft are lightly traumatizing stories I can tell at parties, or in more intimate settings like my darkly lit bedroom where I overshare to a few thousand strangers online. In a Lyft car, I’ve been … More Ridesharing: The New “Cheap” Thrill
Possibly one of the reasons I have trust issues is that I once tried to save a carpenter ant off the passenger window of a car and the insect took a bite out of my wrist. My philosophy for dealing with bugs is typically one of “do no harm”—last year, I roomed with a couple … More How to Take a Life When You’re a Coward
Two weeks ago, I got spooked by the WordPress notification that your favorite funny blog (just kidding, I mean this one) was celebrating its five-year anniversary. … More Your Favorite Funny Blog is Five
