… and in case I wasn’t clear; leggings are not pants. No, they are not. Not pants. No pantalones. If you think they are, you might be an attention whore. NOT PANTS! Also, a shirt dress is not a dress. It has the word “shirt” in it which means it’s not a real dress. Allow me reiterate for the sake of clarity. Shirt Dress ≠ Dress. This is commonly referred to as being out in public half naked. And yes,... Read more
For every smug high school boy, college hipster, liberal secularist, and twenty something who thinks they have all the answers. This video is for you. The best part about growing older was realizing I don’t know everything. It works on your humility and prevents one from looking profoundly, pathetically stupid. Read more
… No, I’m not engaged. But so what. I want to talk about wedding dresses. One time a friend of mine and I bought big ugly cubic zirconia rings and pretended to be engaged just to be able to try on the dresses. We made an appointment at a local bridal shop and had a blast drinking champagne and talking about our dashing fiancées, Charles and Sebastian *wink wink*, with the sales clerk. I’ve always wanted to go to one... Read more
… Can you guess the lyrcis to this Bob Dylan song without having to use Google? Meet Me in the Morning by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark *** Does this make me old as hell? Read more
… Les Misérables was the first musical production I ever saw. I remember it like it was yesterday, right down to the puffy, royal blue sequined dress I wore. My mom curled my hair for our big night out; she even let me wear a tinted lip gloss. Before our grown up girls night we went to a waterfront restaurant in Norfolk and I drank a Shirley Temple. Tres chic for a six year old. The musical itself; I remember... Read more
Do you ever have moments where the truth of something just smacks you in the face? I woke up this morning shocked I was a Catholic. Absolutely shocked I tell ya. Weird how it hit me today. I’ve been an official card carrying papist since 2005. This shouldn’t be a new revelation. Yet there it was… my first thought upon rising this morning was – in all seriousness – “Holy sh*t! I’m Catholic!” I mean really! I’m Catholic. That’s huge!... Read more
Click here to see videos and more photos of Sr. Cecilia and Sr. Gabriella’s tonsuring ceremony. Thanks for the link, E. Read more
… All of which I have heard from well meaning friends, and is promptly followed with some clever retort like “how but a nice hot cup of shut the hell up”. Read more
… I forgot to mention; I contributed to an ebook before I took my little blog fast. The project was spear headed by TJ Burdick. One Body, Many Blogs is a collection of answers from some of the giants of the Catholic blogosphere to the following question: In your opinion, what are the “ten commandments” that Christian bloggers should keep in mind while pressing on in their digital mission? Their answers are diverse and extremely helpful for anyone who shares... Read more
… I am conducting a little experiment. If someone approached you and asked you to pick three words that describe Democrats which three would you use? Be honest. I’m going somewhere with this. Trust me. Read more
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