Christmas Rant

ChrisReaders

Christmas is just around the corner which causes me equal amounts of joy and stress. Joy: because I love all the Christmas decorations and the Christmas carols and the copious amount of cookies. (Yes, it’s all about the food.) Stress: because of all the heightened expectations. Christmas commercials make you feel like everyone gets a car with a big red … Read More

Why I Hate Shopping For Dresses

ChrisUtopIA

Today I have decided to rant about one of my least favorite things: dress shopping. There are women who wear dresses all the time and look wonderful. I am not one of those women. Whenever I put on a dress, I look like a fire-hydrant: short, blocky, you get the idea. I can wear pants, capris, jeans and feel good about … Read More

Head Shot: Help!

ChrisFor Writers

I’m going to have my head shots done tomorrow. No, I’m not letting someone shoot me in the head, as the sentence makes it sound. I’m going to a professional photographer to have a picture taken for my publicity photo. Did I mention I hate having my picture taken? The photographer explained I should wear a solid long-sleeved black or … Read More

Liar Liar Pants on Fire

ChrisFor Writers

“Start a website,” they said. “It will be easy,” they said. And to that, I say, “Liar liar pants on fire.” Most of the time I have a pretty good grasp on technology. Pretty good means I mutter mild curse words under my breath, rather than ranting loud enough to bring all three dogs running. Yesterday, even my husband came … Read More