Monthly Archives: January 2005

The Penultimate Mention of my Left, Maxillary Sinus

Posted on 1/8/2005 by cheesefairy

I have been prescribed an antibiotic so powerful it has its own website. For triple the cost of my former best friend, the sulfa antibiotic, which finishes today and at which my infection is currently laughing heartily, it had better … Continue reading →

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Eat at Clara’s!

Posted on 1/6/2005 by cheesefairy

This website for a restaurant chain in Michigan is like choose your own adventure but weirder. You can “meet” the bartender, the dishwasher, the guy who makes the fettuccine and the woman named Sparkey. Road trip!

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Postcard from Outside the Box, as Composed with a Colleague in Mind

Posted on 1/6/2005 by cheesefairy

Greetings! The weather is great here; clear and sunny and warm. All day we frolic with tame tigers and eat brie baked with garlic and grape tomatoes on those peppery water crackers. We sip 1999 red wine and laugh – … Continue reading →

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If it’s Icy, Slow Down!

Posted on 1/5/2005 by cheesefairy

Coming home yesterday, I walked half a block behind a woman in bright pink sweatpants. Her left cheek? “Fabu.” Her right? “lous.” “Excuse me, miss? Would you like to meet my butt cheeks? They are named Milli and Vanilli. Girl, … Continue reading →

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Pants Pants Pants: A Jumble

Posted on 1/1/2005 by cheesefairy

Recovery Pants: Yesterday, walking home from a half day’s work, all I could think was: “I feel like a million goddamn dollars!” So what if I looked like the guy from The Darkness? My week-long hangover has finally lifted and … Continue reading →

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