Pedal Strike

“Why do straight girls always try to one-up their friends? It’s so weird,” my sister once said.

It’s true, and something that also baffles me. It seems irrational and disingenuous to claim friendship, then turn around and compare, or worse, compete. The thing is, I’m not sure it’s confined to the heterosexual female friendship sphere; we [...]

Apparently having three days off means that your week gets squeezed into your two normal work/school days.

I won’t be blogging until next Monday, unfortunately, but travel safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

I didn’t go to Cornell [for college] but I found the best room mate there.

We found each other in a slightly musty dorm room on the first day of summer school. Hailing from Staten Island, Mell was lightly freckled and Irish to the core. She was confident without being arrogant and charismatic without being annoying. [...]