Archive for July, 2007



July Catchphrase

July 10th, 2007

There’s a new catchphrase up courtesy of Bynkii. I picked it because it sounds batshit crazy and people are always speculating on whether or not I’m insane. (Hint: YES)
If you’d like to submit an entry for my August catchphrase, find out how here.
Until then, check out Bynkii.  Normally, tech sites bore the shit out of [...]

Starbucks Doesn’t Know How to Reward Great Employees

July 9th, 2007

Last Thursday my husband and I had an inopportune meeting with a real estate agent to discuss a counter offer on a property I’m interested in.
[Side note: If my writing has seemed rushed or disjointed lately, it’s because I’ve been in the process of buying a small apartment building and I’m busy as hell.]
Anyway, [...]

I Like Women Who Breastfeed, But I Hate Lactivists

July 5th, 2007

For the official record, I have no problem watching a woman breastfeed her child. In fact, I sort of enjoy it. For one thing, the hungry baby is usually mercifully quiet for the duration of the meal. For another thing, I like to look at boobs. Big boobs, little boobs, saggy boobs, pert boobs….I like [...]

Best of VA

July 4th, 2007

I really didn’t want to make a ‘Best of’ page, but it was requested so often that I felt I had to just to shut people up. None of the following articles are personal favorites of mine (Mainly because I don’t like a single goddamn thing I’ve ever written), but they gained the most page [...]

Firing Your Jenny Craig Consultant

July 3rd, 2007

Friend:  OK, so you know how I’m on Jenny Craig, right?
V:  Right.
Friend:  Well, you know how they say that Jenny Craig is all about you and your success and how they want to tailor a program specifically to make achieving your goals easier and if you don’t like your Jenny Craig consultant you can change [...]