odd little bean

last saturday night i was at a rooftop party full of boston’s finest gay men.  it was one of the only moments in the past month that i’ve actually felt like i was in my element.  this isn’t to say i’m a gay man trapped in a straight girl’s body…it’s just to say that i’m [...]

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i laughed.
i ran as fast as i could in my new yellow suede high heels, and i laughed at the top of my lungs while the sky mercilessly caned rain onto my helpless little body. i ran past people ducking in doorways, huddling in the backs of open moving vans, and gathering in droves [...]

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1. pedestrians blatantly disregard crosswalks.  they cross wherever and whenever they want.  it’s fierce.
2. no one allows rain to fall on his/her parade.  much like crosswalks, rain is completely ignored.  it rained yesterday for a spell, and when i went outside, i was shocked to see zero umbrellas and/or raincoats.  i didn’t even hear ONE [...]

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i know girls who fantasize about getting married, moving to the suburbs, and coaching the softball teams that their 2.5 kids play shortstop for.
i know girls who fantasize about getting promoted at work and finally making enough money to be able to afford a down payment on a house.
i know girls who fantasize about being [...]

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for about 3 or 4 years now, i’ve been a blogger (whatever that means).
a few months ago i got hired by a company that has been known to fire employees based on personal blog content. “zoinks!,” i thought, “time to 86 my blog and go undercover for a while.”
or was it?
a few days before [...]

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