http://www.alexawesome.com The life and times of alex awesome Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:23:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In our house, recently, we've been discussing the injustices of life, like, why real estate is so crazy inflated in Philadelphia, and why Alex can't get a little chihuahua right now. Of all of these, however, the most unfair and cruel realities of them all is the tremendous discrepancy in ... http://www.alexawesome.com/that-aint-right/ So, I've recently been waging a campaign against manfriend's cold heart. More specifically, I've been trying to convince him that we should get a dog at some undisclosed point in the future that IS NOT NOW. We both laughed hysterically at this video: After which he informed me, "this still doesn't ... http://www.alexawesome.com/chihuahua/ Whohub creates these semi-customized interview questions based on genre. I just completed one, which is kind of cool. You should check it out here then let me know what you think in comments below. http://www.alexawesome.com/my-interview-on-whohub/ http://www.alexawesome.com/pros-and-cons/ Today, we started spring cleaning. Our house smells so much cleaner, and we generally feel better about living here (again). I walked out of the bathroom after scrubbing the tub and said to manfriend, "I just want to say, right here and now, that I'm a domestic fucking goddess." "More like ... http://www.alexawesome.com/a-domestic-werewolf/ I hate bloggers who think that because you visit their site, they can tell you really gross stuff about themselves, things they haven't really typically done before. Like, they get daring and want to wow you with their ability to talk about poop. I'm not that kind of blogger. This ... http://www.alexawesome.com/the-one-about-my-pee/ My book is slowly but surely unfolding into what I sincerely hope will be a most exciting and fascinating tale of adventure, tragedy, humor and humanity. Yes, there will be sword fights. Yes, there will be dashing heroes (and heroines). There will be beer. I don't know how else to describe ... http://www.alexawesome.com/timing/ Hey, do you like fish? Do you ever order fish at restaurants? Have you ever been asked this question when ordering? We had a server today who asked me, "How do you want your [grilled] fish cooked? Rare?" No, I don't want raw fish. Fish, depending on what it is, needs ... http://www.alexawesome.com/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-fish-cooked/ There is something to be said for drunken encounters, and while getting philosophical-drunk last night, I'm pretty sure I proclaimed that beer was the great unifier. While walking down one of the little streets in Philadelphia, it's inevitable that you'll be waylaid by other drunk people standing outside smoking. This ... http://www.alexawesome.com/bill-the-great-lover-of-women/ 1. You should NOT light a kerosene lamp to keep warm when you still have electricity. This isn't olden times. 2. More critically, you should NOT fall asleep and forget about your kerosene lamp and then let it set your apartment on fire. 3. I will have dreams I'm in a food ... http://www.alexawesome.com/10-things-ive-learned-from-the-blizzard-of-10/