Almost as good as having someone say I Love You to your answering machine

Whenever I roll into work at 9:10 and see the blindingly bright red light glowing on my phone, my stomach sinks a bit. There’s no way I should have voicemail at such an ungodly hour on a Monday.
So with great trepidation I dial-in and what do my ears hear? “She’s got a smile that [...]

Things I Want to Tell You

I am celebrating my independence by sitting around in my pajamas until noon. [+]

The only thing the Slate piece on overused catchphrases is missing is how we really, really need to ditch douche. [+]

The best line I've read all damn day: "you can see from these photos that i was dressing like the secretary of the indigo girl's fan club, but not living the part." [+]

Joe Henry in the LA Times on Music's Literary Side. It's really good until he mentions Alice Munro (barf). [+]

You should go listen to this NPR interview with Liz Phair on the 15th Anniversary of Exile in Guyville. Go listen, now. Seriously. Go. She talks about the whole Exile on Mainstreet/Guyville thing. It's fascinating. [+]

Could The Deets be any cuter? No, no he couldn't be. [+]

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