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little campsite in the big woods

Posted by lyn | Jul 11, 2012 | jokes | 13

I went camping recently, and I gotta tell you. There is nothing like nature to remind you how...

synchronicity

Posted by lyn | Jun 26, 2012 | true story | 8

Last Wednesday I was furiously powering through the television channels and came...

mallory makes a pitch

Posted by lyn | Jun 18, 2012 | jokes | 13

This was the first entry in a series I titled What fuckery is this, then became kind of bored by...

a stand-up gal

Posted by lyn | Jun 14, 2012 | jokes | 35

So, you may have heard. Sitting down is pretty much the worst thing you could ever possibly do for...

see what they see

Posted by lyn | May 31, 2012 | musings | 16

The beau and I don’t argue very often. But lately, when we do, it’s been about photographs. Specifically, mine. Specifically, how I hate any photograph of me ever taken. And how he’s a dick for insisting...

mittenbound

Posted by lyn | May 23, 2012 | true story | 18

A little less than two months from now, in mid-July, I’ll be in Michigan. I’m heading out for my grandmother’s surprise 80th birthday party, and to finally try to go through all the stuff I abandoned at my...

losing it

Posted by lyn | May 10, 2012 | rant | 39

Last week, just one day after Jessica Simpson finally had her baby, I came across an internet article about her “post-baby weight loss plan.” One. Day. Afterward. This shouldn’t be a surprise. I shouldn’t...

kitchentawk

Posted by lyn | May 3, 2012 | everyday life | 8

Having been a child raised on packets of Hamburger Helper, boxes of Jiffy muffins, and canned green beans, it took a long time to be exposed to foods in their… you know… natural states. It wasn’t until I...

the f-word

Posted by lyn | Apr 26, 2012 | true story | 32

My friend’s Vegas bachelorette party has come and gone, and was I glad to see it go. Not...

antisocial tendencies, revisited

Posted by lyn | Apr 18, 2012 | rant | 12

So, I’ve never republished a post of mine before, but special circumstances warrant it this time. Namely, a special kind of insanity brought on by: This last-minute planning for a bachelorette party in Las Vegas this...

hellohihey

Posted by lyn | Apr 5, 2012 | true story | 22

SO. It’s been, what. A month? Yep. A month. A very interesting one, at that. Can I tell you...

all the news that’s fit to print

Posted by lyn | Mar 5, 2012 | jokes | 16

First of all, I need to tell you that “announcement” was initially the title of this...