To me, September 11, 2001, feels like yesterday. Correction: It’s more vivid than yesterday, because I can’t remember what I ate yesterday, but I can still taste the toxic World Trade Center smoke and dust given the right trigger. It overwhelms me on the anniversary date; when the sky is a particular shade of blue;…
What Am I Doing Here?
Every time I log into the back end of this blog, I feel like I’m peering around the corner in a haunted house. It’s very suspenseful. My heart’s kind of pounding thinking a literal ghost in the machine might awaiting me with scary error messages. I assume my fears will be assuaged with exposure therapy,…
Exciting Jewelry News (Sorta)
I’m going to kick off my return to blogging* with some thrilling jewelry news! And there’s an opportunity for you to get in on the excitement. If you come across someone in the wild who happens to be wearing my one-of-a-kind Marie Antoinette ring … … you should, of course, compliment the wearer on their…
Testing! Testing!
Is this thing on? Hey, folks, I might be back! Do you see a video embedded here?
19 Is a Good Number
Nineteen must be a lucky number, right? After all, the 19th amendment was good stuff! I’ve decided to mark my 19th blogversary by (once again) hitting up some freelancers on Fiverr to see if I can get this blog working again. Right now, I can’t even figure out how to give this post the right…
The Age of Majority Blogversary
This blog turns 18 today – it’s legally an adult. I keep everything forever – the blog itself now qualifies as homegrown vintage – so I’ve never had any intention of letting this space go. However, late-stage capitalism, fascism, and genocide haven’t been conducive to writing here. That’s not because I only wrote light-hearted content…
160 Years Ago Today, A Play Was Ruined
You know those exercises where you write a letter to your future self? I should be doing that right now, seeing as I’m typing these words in 2021. Let’s see: Dear 2025 Wendy, I have no expectation that you’ll remember to share this Associated Press report about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on the actual…
My Birthday, and My Friend Nadine
I’m postponing my in-real-life birthday celebration until tomorrow, but because my birthdays demand some kind of fashion photo, allow me to re-share my lewk from exactly 40 years ago today. Now that I have your attention, here’s a special birthday request for donations to to help my friend Nadine Seiler start life over in Trinidad…
Blogversary 17
Every time I plan to make a big blogging comeback, grief gets in the way. Last year, it was the loss of my gorgeous rapper friend Gangsta Boo. This year, it’s been the horrific genocide of the Palestinian people. If you follow me on Instagram, you’re aware of my sentiments and activism related to Gaza…
Gangsta Boo Gets Her Grammys Tribute
Better late than never: My dear friend and groundbreaking rapper Gangsta Boo was recognized in the “In Memoriam” portion of the Grammys tonight. I guess the Recording Academy became aware of the outrage after she was left out of last year’s February broadcast even though she died on January 1 . Thank you to my…