emilyalford
Emily Alford
emilyalford
Ph.D. in English. Flower in the Attic. Shares name with superior Brontë.

I was quoting Page Six, but god how I have come to loathe the word “influence.” Whatever it’s called, seems weird to make a yearly ranking of the top humans Read more

And even then sometimes you can just eat around the “bad” parts. Signed—Someone who just last night scraped mold off a block of parm Read more

Oh that’s an important distinction. Will update now. Thanks! Read more

BRUNO KIRBY. And goddamnit, now I miss Jack Palance too. Read more

You know, fear of releasing demonic milk ducks via the hatching of my poison eggs is the main reason I remain childless. Glad to know there’s someone out there who gets it. Read more

Milk ducks does having me giggling though. Am considering changing it back.  Read more

Wow. No, you’re right. Editing now and also making coffee.  Read more

Yeah, the original article includes discussion about the overprescription of antibiotics but after reading this comment I’m not really sure what they have to do with anything. Updating to mention antifungals now. Read more

Oops, fixed it. Thanks. Emily Gilmore would be so embarrassed for me.   Read more

I sometimes wonder if Joseph Heller is somehow behind all this.  Read more

Ohhhh is that who it is? I absolutely loved Raul Esparza as the ADA. Right up there with Stephanie March.  Read more

That’s what bothers me so much about statements like this. We need to get rid of the notion that abusers are monsters lurking in the shadows. They’re people we know and sometimes people we like. Saying “Oh that person couldn’t have done something terrible because they were not terrible in front of/to me” is part of Read more

Shitcanned as a euphemism for getting drunk might be actually be hyper-regionally specific, limited strictly to my mother’s house.  Read more

Wilkerson and his mother were bystanders who stepped in to save the woman who jumped the barrier.  Read more

Oh wow. You’re right. I misread in the article I cited. Will update.  Read more