Fulfilling my duty as an older sister

He would have been six, maybe seven.

He was wearing baseball print pajamas, holding a piece of orange in his hand.

The Cosby Show was on.

My mom and I watched in confusion, as my brother stood directly in front of the television, orange juices dripping down his hand and listened. There was nothing on the screen to warrant the laughter, yet my brother began to giggle. Then, his giggle worked into a short burst of laughter- then silence. He looked surprised. Then, without warning he burst into the largest fit of laughter humanely possible. He laughed until his face …READ MORE

George Stroumboulopoulos & I now have one thing to talk about

Tonight I got on a shout out on the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) channel. That would be the equivalent of ABC television station to the people in the States. A channel seen by millions of people each night. Of course, they over emphasized my contributions to the galaxy by saying that I’m “a cutting edge researcher in child education and teaching”, but that wasn’t really my concern.

My problem is….  how is someone who is capable of getting shout outs on national television currently unemployed?

I feel like Carrie that time she has to take the bus when she’s on …READ MORE

What. The. Hell.

You know how I’ve been stressing about the wedding that IS TODAY? The one that I have to BE FUNNY for? The one where I’m SPEAKING IN FRONT OF A LARGE CROWD? Yeah, that one. Well, I had a hair appointment today.  I went in with a picture. This was the hair I wanted:

because at some point, every girl has gone into a salon with a Jen Aniston photo I think. It’s almost like a rite of passage. I want her body and clothes as well, but I thought I could at least count on getting a version …READ MORE

A Vagina Monologue

To the person who emailed me saying they find it “offensive” that I used the word vagina in the previous post,

THAT’S WHAT IT’S CALLED.

And no, I will not call it a ‘va-jay-jay’. Because 1.) I loathe that term 2.) Oprah calls it that and I feel weird calling it a ‘va-jay-jay’ if Oprah does (the same way I could never use the word ‘boner’ after an unfortunate eavesdropping incident involving my grandmother, a bottle of sherry, her lady friends and a bad joke) and lastly 3.) If I change what I call a persons vagina, to appease you- …READ MORE