Author Archives: Queen Savage
A few of my favorite things
I received several gifts for Christmas that I absolutely loved. These gifts comprised items that I would put in the “I’ve never seen this before but it’s been missing my entire life” category. Here are a few of them: 1. … Continue reading
Weekend in Sarasota
We revived our failed New Year’s plan this weekend and visited Sarasota, Florida. We stayed at the Indigo Hotel (walking distance to downtown) in this lovely room: The Southerner and I both agreed that the hotel was very nice, but … Continue reading
Men, avert your eyes
2012 appears to be the year of medical maladies. This morning, I had to have a procedure called a colposcopy. My gyno recommended the colposcopy after my annual visit a few weeks ago yielded abnormal pap smear results. A friend … Continue reading
2012, so far you’re the pits
As in, literally, the Southerner and I have rashes under our armpits and other nefarious places right now. The Southerner went out of town last week and returned this Sunday with a small pimple-like bump under his left pit. I … Continue reading
2012
The Southerner and I decided to ditch our Sarasota plans (in other words, we waited until the last-minute and all of the hotels in Sarasota were booked) and stay in St Pete for New Years. Our last two New Years … Continue reading
What If
During my divorce, I went to see a therapist. I hadn’t been to a therapist in years, but I suddenly found myself in need of an objective listener since most people (but, not all) around me at the time were … Continue reading
Things that have changed in my 30′s
1. I’m strangely attracted to zebra and leopard prints. Whereas, I used to call my mom’s leopard print travel-bag “a wounded animal,” now my only wish is that it came with a matching dopp kit so that I could inherit … Continue reading
Half my DNA
I turned away from the football game tonight to ask dad a question and noticed that he was wearing these, INDOORS. Me: Whoa, Stevie Wonder, why are you wearing sunglasses indoors at night? Dad: They’re the only glasses I could find that … Continue reading
Survival 101
Me: Do you think it’s weird that every time I drive over the Tampa Bay bridge I envision my car careening over the side of it? What I would do if all of sudden my car was sinking to the … Continue reading
Christmas list
I was asked to make a Christmas list this year. My list consisted of a request for Amazon gift cards and some fancy shampoo, because when I’m put on the spot I have a hard time thinking of a single … Continue reading