When I wasn't scaring the bejeezus out of myself with Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, I read an insane amount of Baby-Sitters Club books. It all started when my cousins gave me a box of the books, mostly the early ones, and I was immediately hooked. I wanted to start my own club but as I … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: The Baby-Sitters Club: Where Are They Now?

Back in the day, we were much more eco-friendly and instead of coal rolling, we were foal rolling. Sure, there were other things to worry about like the hassle of live animals that need to be fed or streets rampant with manure, but who cares about sanitation? Although we've decided to let ponies be ponies, … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Horse and Buggy

I loved scary/creepy stories as a kid and sometimes Goosebumps were just a little too tame for me (except for that stupid ventriloquist dummy). Like a junkie looking for bigger and better highs, I encountered Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Theoretically, these books are for kids but they were terrifying. The … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

In the 90's, many of us first experimented with BDSM through the use of slap bracelets (this may or may not have led to 50 Shades of Grey--sorry, world). Eventually, that became too tame for us and we started looking for more punishment--enter WarHead candies. They came in five flavors ranging from tolerable to pure, … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Warheads

Like many twenty-somethings, I was super stoked when Netflix added all ten seasons of "Friends." Of course, I had to watch all of them to see if the show was as awesome as I remembered or if, like so many things from the 90s, I was going to be horribly disappointed. The show was possibly … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: “Friends”: Then v. Now