Ah the joy of working in a traditionally female profession around Halloween! Take your pick, ladies and gentlemen, do you prefer your objectification in the form of Sexy Librarian, or Old Lady Librarian? Here are the search results from yet another hunt for Librarian costumes. The first two you may…

This is the second sexy librarian costume I’ve found. One more and it’s officially a trend. This one is especially flattering. They call it a “Sexy Secretary” SLASH “Sexy Librarian” costume. Because as you know, the two jobs are interchangeable. Or at least the outfits seem to be. I love…

In celebration of Women’s Equality Day (thanks previous generations!) I put on my Equality Pants and mowed the backyard. Now give me my 23.5% raise.

Ladies and Gentlemen: I’m coming out. As a gamer. I game. I play video games. I enjoy shooting digital things. I have the ability to navigate three-dimensional space. There, I said it. I don’t know what I was afraid of. I’m not going to be stereotyped. As far as I…

My friend Maysan Haydar has always been cool. She introduced me to Bratmobile and Swing dancing back when such things were hip. She got a tongue ring before everyone else. She was the first person I knew to dye her hair purple. She escaped from Flint, majored in Linguistics and…

Hi there – I’m on vacation. woo. Owl’s passed out next to me in a big long bundle of fur. Thanks for all of the great holiday decorating comments. You guys are hilarious and ever-so-various. I just wanted to follow up, because I think a few folks got the wrong…

Recently several people have asked me something that strikes fear into my cold and icy heart. The question is innocuous. The question is well-intended. The question makes me want to pull out my big librarian rubber stamp and do some smiting. The question: “Have you decorated your home for the…

Last night I drove back to Ithaca from my hometown of Flint, MI. I had Great Expectations on tape, and Dickens’ verbosity helped get me through the nine-hour drive without plowing into someone out of sheer boredom. Flint was unexpectedly fun. I got to see my favorite old gang, and…