how devon sawa helped me become a published writer

so, many of y’all know that i host a monthly show at the alamo ritz called “girlie night,” which celebrates what i call the under-appreciated genre of the Slumber Party Movie. as the CURATOR (yes, i’m still clinging to that title) of this event, i put countless hours of Deep Thought into my selections, along [...]

capitalizing my pants!

ok, so y’all know i’ve been complaining (whining?) incessantly about the awfulness of this year’s winter in austin. but obvs i realize that it’s been a lot worse for many cities, esp. on the east coast, what with their Snowchella or whatever. which is why it made PERFECT SENSE for henri and me to fly [...]

nine things more fun to watch than snow

it’s been snowing today in austin, and everyone is FREAKING OUT. like, with happiness! which is crazy because you guys, snow is COLD!!!! and wet!!! and it makes me v. v. uncomfortable!
someone said to me, “it’s like we’re inside a snow globe!!” like that would be a good thing, which does not make sense cos [...]

dear diary pants: “More Facts About Keanu Reeves”

in today’s installment of deary diary pants, we’ve got MAJOR THINGS AFOOT. i won’t spoil them, but let’s just say there’s some big developments regarding teen sarah’s high school theater career (did someone say LETTER JACKET HOLLA!), her obsession with grades and her even bigger, bordering on unsane obsession with keanu…
so, throw some “ace of [...]

some kind of wigerful

on friday night, while enjoying a v. girlie slumber party, meredith and i made a STARTLING DISCOVERY of a most HAIRIFYING NATURE!
given the shocking nature of this realization, i feel i should ease you into it by starting from the beginning. see, meredith and i decided to launch the cinematic portion of our slumber party [...]

my highly intellectual curation of the girlie cartoon cereal party

you guys! guess what i’m doing next saturday? GUESS GUESS oh man you’ll never guess!!! i’m joining forces with zack (programmer at the alamo) and together we’re hosting a girlie edition of the saturday morning cartoon cereal party! YAY!!!!! it feels like i already ate like ten boxes of fruity pebbles cos I’M SPAZZING OUT [...]

fall/winter in sarahphonic sound

even though texas FOOLISHLY INSISTS on remaining cold right now, winter is over as far as i’m concerned (did you hear that, freezing temperatures? WHY MUST YOU MOCK ME?!!). consequently, it’s time for my latest installment of seasonal mixes, aka what i’ve been listening to during these past few months aka my “high fidelity” version [...]

picks & predics for puppy bowl 2010!

ATTENTION PANTS WORLD!
as you all know, the most important television sports event of the year is happening this sunday, and it’s time for us to choose our favorites and place our bets!
i’m talking, of course, about THE MOTHER-CUSSING PUPPY BOWL!!!!!!! HOLD ON TO YR SQUEES!!!!!! (at least, until after the stupid commercial):

OMGGG!! SOMEONE GIMME A [...]

the academy awards make me oscar the grouch

HEY GUYS! ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OUT! AND OMG I… zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
seriously, y’all, what has happened to the oscars? man, i used to LIVE for this shizz, but nowadays, the academy awards show is merely an excuse for me to dress up and make lots of fancy appetizers (then eat them, obvs). and i’m sorry, hollywood, [...]

movie trailer party: HOT TUB TIME MACHINE edition

y’all, it’s time for another round of the posh deluxe movie trailer party! yay! grab a bowl of popcorn (pro-tip: i like to add M&Ms), pull up a chair and get those thumbs ready!
the good news is that there’s a lot of new trailers out. the bad news is that most of them look kind [...]