If you’re wondering what to get the internet’s sweetheart for her very special 666 birthday, you should get her some new headphones. The Disco Stu headphones are just about shot, the ear things are all slidey and sucky, and they keep falling off. So yes new headphones are a need-to-have.

When Sister #4 packs up the cat and heads to Udaho, I had big plans for ditching the Direct TV and going sans TV again. I mean, I did it for like 3 years before, why not again?
Here’s why not:
• I am totally and utterly addicted to Austin City Limits. It’s my favorite thing about [...]

One of my favorite largehearted boy features is book notes, where some author talks about the music they listened to while writing their book.
As some of you regular darling ones might notice, iwilldare.com got a facelift yesterday and it was completed while listening to a soundtrack that was most unusual to me.
I’m a very [...]

Max was pissed at me. Not so pissed that I got the fist shake (which is my favorite because it makes him look like some cranky old man yelling at kids to get off his lawn), but I did get the crossed armed, fingers tapping against his biceps, glare.
I had did the most heinous of [...]

Max Barry (author of the fabulous Syrup, Jennifer Government, and Company) freaks out when Superman reads his book (ahhh, yeah).

Yesterday when I walked into Sister #2’s to babysite the Fabulous Becker Boys while 4-year-old Cade chanted Aunt Jodi! Aunt Jodi! Aunt Jodi, 2-year-old Nolie walked right up to me, bent his head up to look at me and asked, “Did you get your hair cut?”
“No,” I said, and took the sunglasses off my head [...]

Ray and I were in Ruby heading back to Sister #2’s house, when he reached over and grabbed Kathleen Turner Overdrive from the cupholder between our seats.
“Here’s a song I just need to hear,” he said.
“What?” I asked.
“You’ll see.” His non-iPod-owning fingers fumbled around the dials. “Okay, okay. Here it is.”
I held my breath, eager [...]

I’m in the midst of suffering through Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls. I’ve often proclaimed quite vehemently that I dislike Hemingway. Most of this was based on whatever the hell Mrs. Vold made me read in 11th grade English class. I can’t even remember what we read, I do remember that I hated it. [...]

I’m doing a bit of writing today here at work. It’s surprising because I thought my title had officially changed from copywriter to meeting-attender. But alas I’ve had a bit of a reprieve and now I’m doing battle with the cliches that jump so easily from my fingers it’s frightening.
I remember telling the Artguy [...]

Internet prepare thyselves, I just purchased tickets for the Basilica Block Party and that means come that first week in July the Make Sweet Sweet Love to Me Vibe™ will be going whole hog. You might want to rig up some sort of aluminum foil covering for your junk lest the vibe take hold of [...]

I ran out of work today like my hair was on fire, and it had nothing to do with the backtobacktobacktoback meetings. It had everything to do with the new Douglas Coupland book, Jpod, which landed on my doorstep today. (incidentally, Coupland is the super-famous author who HUGGED ME.
I am so excited to crack it [...]

My server goes beserk and you have to live in a world without iwilldare.com. See? That’s not so fun, is it. Is it? So you’d better get to buying me some gifts or something. My super-special birthday, which is 06.06.06, is in less than 3 weeks. time’s a-wastin’.

+6 minute songs: musical masturbation that should not be forced upon my ears or musical genius you stupid word-needing heathen? discuss.

Spring fever struck about 30 minutes ago. It’s pretty bad. Suddenly my skin doesn’t fit right and all I want to do is drink pink frofrou things with umbrellas, stay out later than I should, and have sex with strange men I hardly know. Basically on the eve of my 34th birthday (exactly three weeks [...]

It has come to my attention that I am seriously lacking in crush victims. Now that class is over, I got nothing. Men have dried up. So please alert the internet that I am currently accepting applications for a Crush. Being my Crush is easy. You only have to pay attention to me like every [...]