From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Who is Chloé Treend?

January 23, 2010

In the 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand posed the question “Who is John Galt?” Today I pose a much more serious question: “Who is Chloé Treend?” It’s a question – possibly the first question in a series of many that could unwrap an entire conspiracy — that I stumbled across last night while watching [...]

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It Isn’t Called ‘Cheetah Week’

January 22, 2010

Sometimes there is such a thing as too much media spin. One of the perks of my job (and I use the term “perks” about as loosely as Ke$ha uses the term “singer”) is the random assortment of media releases I get from the most bizarre of places. I don’t know how my name ended up [...]

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What I Did On My Holidays

January 6, 2010

You know the worst part about returning to work after a Christmas break, regardless of its length? It’s not having to go back to a regular routine of waking up early, eating properly and wearing pants. It’s something much, much worse. I might be exposing myself as some kind of horrible misanthrope here; but I really, really hate having [...]

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The Only Girl I Ever Loved: A Tale Of Concussion, Stupid Girls and Vampires* – Part 3

January 4, 2010

* But not THAT tale of concussion, stupid girls and vampires – this one predates that one by eight years. Also, it is real. The working title of this story was actually “Shut Up, Stephanie Meyer”. The Conclusion About a month after I became a teenage swinger for about fifteen seconds, Bella had braces put [...]

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