Angst Girl

People always think that Midwesterners are all about the meat and potatoes, but in the summer we set aside those heavy meals and eat like this:
 

 
I went to the local sweet corn stand (they pop up in most parking lots during the summer) and bought a farmer’s dozen of corn (14 ears) and two tomatoes. [...]

There are many discussion out there about different aspects of the Olympics: the age of participants, talk of boycotts, scoring questions, etc. Although I love the Olympics, even I am getting sick of all that.
 
There is one thing I want to mention about the Olympics, though: what is the deal with the attire of the [...]

I have a pretty cynical and pessimistic outer crust (it’s a pretty thick crust), but underneath that I have flowing rivers of hope and idealism. Being the lazy person I am, I usually default to the cynical side of me because that comes easier. But I know that if I make the effort to tap [...]

Ok, so I’ve been dating this guy for about a year. He’s all the good things: smart, funny, handy around the house, sexy, and monogamous. I enjoy spending time with him, we have some similar interests, and the sex is great. So what’s the problem?
 
I don’t know … on paper everything seems right but lately [...]

 
Stirrup pants? Seriously?! I found these on an online store’s website. For sale. For people to buy and wear. In public. I’m really not a slave to fashion by any means, but do we really need to revisit this unfortunate trend? 

… I spent Sunday with friends and had a wonderful day. We’d been having very hot and humid weather and we finally had a break with some days in the 70’s with lower humidity. We sat on the porch and watched Daisy play in her pool (yes, I have a pool for my dog – [...]

It has come to my attention lately (through infuriating driving experiences) that many people out there could benefit from Julia’s School of Driving. Here are some of the topics that will be covered:
 
1. That little stick thing you see protruding from your steering column is the tool used to operate the TURN SIGNALS. DO NOT [...]

Recently Kizz wrote a little bit about the Feministing blog so I took a little peek over there. Mind you, it was a very brief perusal so this isn’t really a review of the site, there was just something I saw that got me thinking (which is usually dangerous).
 
First of all, I am a feminist. Whenever I [...]