by Liz Heather in

“I am jealous of your bedsheets — the ones you wrap yourself in over and over when you are unreasonably cold for the season. I am jealous of the people who get to pass by you in the metro and who will never know your name. They don’t know that they are lucky, that their shoulders touch someone wonderful.”
— Chelsea Fagan

The Problem With Ribfest

by Liz Heather in

You've probably been to at least one ribfest in your time on this planet. And if not? Well, okay then. I guess we're a different class of people, you and I. 

If you have gone to one, did you find it to be a well organized affair? Of course you didn't. Yeah, the ribs were probably great. Duh. But what's the real problem with this "fest"? Many things. Such as:

  • The lines.
  • No where to sit.
  • Expensive as hell ribs. 

And the biggest problem of all? No samples! What they should be doing is charging you a cover of some not-crazy amount which allows you to go around to many different rib booths and SAMPLE small amounts of their specialty ribs and/or sauces. And when you've picked your favourite place, YOU GO AND BUY A RACK FROM THAT PLACE. You know? Like they do it in chili cookoffs in movies? Now that makes sense. Nobody wants to settle down and pay a ton of money on some random type of UNTASTED ribs just because it was the shortest line! It's a festival! You want the best! 

I know I like to talk a lot about what I'd change if I were mayor - I realize that. But this ribfest business would be the first on my list to change. Makes me so mad that they don't know how to do it right.

 

by Liz Heather in ,

“When painting your nails yourself, leave one nail undone as you do your others, and then do that one once all the others are done and perfect. This way if you screw up along the way, you still have one nail that can clean it up since it isn’t done yet.”
— #lizadvice