Lately I’ve been hearing some very bad nutrition advice coming from the mouths of young women. I grew up with a mom who was a kinesiology major and a major health nut, and I have written and edited a lot of articles about nutrition, so I guess I just assume certain things are common knowledge.
That [...]
Dear Readers:
It has been brought to my attention that certain friends are in the process of trying to get knocked up. Since said friends are among my last remaining friends that are sans children, this completely freaks me out concerns me.
I am worried that said friends must be getting bored and, rather than get knocked [...]
So, as you know, Saturday was our wedding anniversary. We already knew that this year’s celebration would be a little different than years past. We weren’t going to an exotic locale (and by “exotic” I mean Galveston or South Padre). Instead, we already knew that we were headed back to good ol’ College Station so [...]
I still remember it like it was yesterday. After two and a half months apart, I was finally on my way to pick up my long-distance boyfriend from the airport in Houston. Even though I had to go to class that evening, I was wearing a denim skirt and heels to show off my fresh [...]
I’m going to let y’all in on a little secret. I’m not real into chick flicks. That’s right. I said it. You can revoke my chick card now. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy one every once in awhile. And there are a few I really love (*sigh* “Return to Me”). It’s just obnoxious [...]
This weekend, we participated in a popular Texas summertime ritual: the river trip. For those who aren’t familiar, this involves gathering 20 of your closest friends (or in our case - twelve) and spending the weekend floating the Guadalupe and/or Comal River.
River trips often require an amazing amount of planning and logistics because coordinating a [...]
That’s right: two posts in less than 24 hours. Can you handle it?
I just got this email with strange foreign mistranslations, and I thought they were hilarious. I threw in a few pictures from Engrish.com in there as well. Enjoy!
Here are some interesting mistranslations:
In a Belgrade elevator:
To move the cabin, push button for wishing floor. [...]
So I’m in the process of rewriting bios for everyone at my office to post on our Web site. In order to make them shorter, consistent, and more fun to read, I made a questionnaire for everyone to fill out. One of those questions was: “What is one thing that not many people know about [...]
As many of you know, I am what you call a grammar Nazi word nerd. I guess it’s because I’ve been a writer for so long, and I deal with the English language for a living.
I think my passionate hatred for bad grammar, spelling and punctuation escalated when I worked in the writing center of [...]
In an attempt to keep myself occupied on Sunday afternoon while hubby is gone, I decided to do something I don’t do very often - I went shopping. By the end of the day, I was reminded why I don’t typically do this alone. My neurotic side came out in full force. There were things [...]