Throughout my adolescence and early teen years, I was overweight. Not morbidly obese, but definitely not skinny like all the kids my age. My mother insisted that I wasn't fat, I was just "built differently" than those around me. -------- That worked for a while, but young kids can be cruel, and I was teased for my appearance throughout elementary and middle school- even being coined the undeniably clever nickname "Angelard" (you can laugh, I know, it's funny) by some of my classmates. It also … [Read more...]
Did it pass the test? R & R get their money’s worth from Netflix.
January 9, 2012 By 5 Comments
Husband and wife, mother and father, and now Buntology film critics? Check out the first installment of Rod and Rochelle's latest feature, in which they watch and review obscure Netflix movies so you don't have to. Rochelle: Rod and I have very different tastes in movies. He’s more the action, kill, lots of noise and aliens type, and I like suspense, mystery and romance. My favorite movie is Bridges of Madison County (a moment of silence please...) while his is Live Free or Die Hard. … [Read more...]
Fear & loathing on a Megabus
November 3, 2011 By 6 Comments
It was already getting dark out when I boarded the Megabus, leaving the comfort of my parents' home in the Berkshires and stepping into the harsh reality that is the Albany to NYC bus route. … [Read more...]
How to survive 30 years of marriage
September 28, 2011 By 8 Comments
My husband and I just celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. Being married for 30 years is significantly more impressive than 25 years, although the 25th anniversary is typically the one that gets the big party and all the attention. It’s a whole new decade of marriage. It’s like turning the big 3-0 as compared to 25. Since I got married at 26, the "married me" years now clearly outnumber the "not married me" years. This is just one more sign of being middle aged that occurs to … [Read more...]
Rochelle takes Target.
August 11, 2011 By 7 Comments
I hate shopping. [editor's note: no really- she hates it.] And I especially hate it on a beautiful summer day when I could be doing a whole lot of anything else. Nevertheless, sometimes you have to go buy a few things, and in North Adams if it isn’t Wal-Mart or The Dollar Tree then it’s a trip to Target. My husband and I like to call these outings a "date." This is supposed to make us feel happy and in love instead of miserable and filled with dread as we consider if we have … [Read more...]
It ain’t easy for a playa’ – Single and the city edition #2
July 28, 2011 By 9 Comments
The last time the topic of online dating was brought up on this website, it ended in a Welch's-drinking pedophile and a lonely birthday cake. Because of this, I shelved the idea for a few months and decided I would let fate do all the work for me. Everybody knows you'll never find your man if you're out looking for him! And you certainly won't find him while you're home eating endless rolls of sushi, picking dry skin off the heels of your feet while you sing along to Les Miserables on … [Read more...]
‘I’ve never seen this much dancing in the presence of so many eggs…’
July 26, 2011 By 10 Comments
...A Cautionary Tale About Brunch by Angela & Colin COLIN: You know my feelings on brunch. Particularly, brunch on a Sunday. I hate to be the designated driver of the Sunday Funday set, but boys (and bois) and girls (and grrrls), let’s be realistic. Do you really want to wake up at 8:30 p.m. sweaty and cotton-mouthed, with home fries in your hair, wondering where your phone is and why your roommate is hanging half out of the bathroom, clutching a crumbly tube of Ritz crackers to … [Read more...]
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