January 2004



vindicated!

Saturday, 31 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
last week when I was all in a tizzy about the ex-boy I'd run into, my friends kept asking why I was so nuts about the whole situation. if only I'd read this Slate Q&A with evolutionary anthropologist Helen Fisher first (thanks to Jen, for the ar

best idea ever

Saturday, 31 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
I just emailed my friends asking what they thought I should do about my party. my three options were:a) have the party as planned. fk the MTA.b) move the party to another weekend (maybe to my birthday)c) fk the party. drink all the alcohol in th

grumpiest day yet

Saturday, 31 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
everything works itself out eventually, which is all that I want. but that doesn't mean it works out in my favor. which is not what I want at all. fantastic. I'm in a constant state of either being worked up and/or upset about anything that I don't
Category: boys & girls

Top 10 Favorite Baby Names From SSA's Top 1000 Most Popular Names in the 1900s

Friday, 30 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
Top Ten Favorite Baby Names from the SSA's Top 1000 List of Most Popular Names in the 1900s ! psychokitty ! BOYS / GIRLS1. Evan / Stella2. Oliver / Estella3. Elliott / Emma4. Be
Category: top tens

the key is the penguins seem to be enjoying themselves

Friday, 30 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
if you get the dailycandy emails, this is old hat. if you don't, you've got to go play smack the pingu. it's this week's awesome time waster. so far, my distance record for penguin smacking is 491.2, but I hope to break 500 by the end of th
Category: sites to see

get lit

Thursday, 29 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
so like I said, I saw my friend Alina's band last night at Lit, and the door guy was a jerk. just totally sarcastic, with a huge attitude problem. for instance, I was standing by the door for the band's set and heard a girl ask him if there was a p
Category: adventure city

the new york offices will be...

Thursday, 29 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
I saw my friend Alina's new band play last night in the city (very good by the way, in a very indie rock/rainier maria sort of way), so I was out walking the streets as the big fat white snowflakes were coming down. with my snorkel hood pulled up ove
Category: pretty nonsense

high praise indeed

Tuesday, 27 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
when my friend Mike came to visit in December, he needed a book to read for his train ride back home so I gave him a copy of one of the "adult westerns" I work on at my job. adult westerns are basically porn for truckers. much like roman

or am I miserable because I listen to pop music?

Friday, 23 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
if you wake up one morning and you are on the cusp--you can't figure out whether you're content, there's a life to live out there after all and you're doing fine all things considered and there are no real stresses, not really, and who knows what w
Category: pretty nonsense

stuck: or the story of triple p

Friday, 23 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
back in December I decided to go on a boy diet. I had spent the bulk of my adolescence and post-adolescence (and, let's be honest, pre-adolescence) mooning over boys and young men and older young men and I didn't have much to show for it. while it's
Category: boys & girls

a hyperbole-filled trip down the aisle

Thursday, 22 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
I'm eating a delicious chicken and swiss wrap from the upstairs cafeteria, and it's so delicious I would marry it if I could. this makes the list of non-marryable things I would marry if I could, to date:my apartmentmcdonald's McFlurriesthat Brand N
Category: pretty nonsense

painting and dances with boys

Thursday, 22 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
Ace: so do you want to get Chipotle tonight?Meg: I'm not sure. I'm in the middle of eating a delicious chicken wrap.Ace: I figured I should call ahead of time to fit it into your busy schedule.Meg: what busy schedule? what are you talking about?Ace:
Category: pretty nonsense

almost perfect

Wednesday, 21 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
it's a good thing I decided to give up boys for 2004, or else I think my heart would be a little broken right now...stupid friendster. stupid boy. stupid me.
Category: boys & girls

and a good time was had by all

Wednesday, 21 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
on sunday I went to Shout!, where I ran into a lovely young man I enjoyed kissing last fall. I also ran into another young man who with whom I had an inebriated post-blackout encounter of which I am less than proud. still, I'm having a good time at
Category: boys & girls

top 10 jobs I find to be fascinating

Monday, 19 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
Top Ten Jobs I Find To Be Fascinating ! psychokitty ! 10. undertaker9. pimp8. spy7. train driver6. call girl (the ones that just get paid to go out on dates with men)5. dominatrix4. v
Category: top tens

top 10 jobs I would never want

Monday, 19 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
Top Ten Jobs I Would Never Want ! psychokitty !(who did 12) 12. retail store clerk11. token booth clerk10. toll booth clerk9. President8. teen pop star7. lawyer6. psychotherapist5. te
Category: top tens

sometimes ace is pretty funny

Saturday, 17 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
I took Ace out for a birthday dinner tonight at chat-n-chew. we started talking about politics, as he's very excited about caucuses and primaries and his recent donation to the republican party. I said that in 30 years he'll be the republican version

I couldn't afford the reverend's car

Saturday, 17 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
today is Ace's 26th birthday.Flashback - March 2001Ace: Happy birthday Meg Danger!Meg: Thanks!Ace: Wow. 26. You're old.Meg: No I'm not. It's still mid-twenties.Ace: Yeah, but now you're closer to 30 than you are to 20. You're old.Happy birthday Ace!

top 10 things you think make a guy cute

Friday, 16 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
editor's note: Psychokitty and I first did this list around this time last year, but my answers got lost during one of my email switches. sad. the rule was that whatever quality you listed had to be universal, i.e. you liked the qualities before y
Category: top tens

but I really enjoy the darkness video

Wednesday, 14 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
jay: so what did you do this weekend?me: watched lots of horrible videos on mtv2 and fuse. I loved it. I totally don't understand the kids these days.j: yeah, I saw a whole block of bad videos over the holidays. they were all awful.m: did you see Sto

sleeping sucks

Wednesday, 14 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
last night I dreamt that every single problem or issue I'm dealing with was solved. I said the things I needed to say to people, and they responded positively. people I had written off reappeared, and were the best versions of themselves, and kind. e
Category: pretty nonsense

top 12 most embarrassing list entries

Sunday, 11 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
Top Twelve Most Embarrassing List Entries(believe it or not, this list was in the worksbefore the top tens were called cheesy)! psychokitty !(in order)12. Top Ten Celeb Boys That Are Cute But Such Goody Two Shoes That Your Mother Will Love Them More
Category: top tens

have I mentioned I love the Thermals?

Saturday, 10 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
Stace asked me to write up my favorite albums of 2003 for her site, which I was happy to do of course. Included on my list were the Thermals, the Shins, and the Libertines. I wrote the following blurb for the Thermals, and was all proud of myself fo
Category: pretty nonsense

top 10 things I hope to do in 2004

Friday, 9 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
Top Ten Things I Hope To Do In 2004 ! psychokitty !(in order) 10. buy less lotto tickets.9. work on the t-shirt thang (i've been soooooo bad) and other projects which will enable me to escape
Category: top tens

top 10 things I'm happy I did in 2003

Friday, 9 January 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
Top Ten Things I'm Happy I Did in 2003 ! psychokitty !(in order) 10. helping little Meg move all her shit to her new place:)9. Eating less crap8. letting go and not being a total control freak
Category: top tens