Laura Goes Screed-Free About Her Great Virtual Life
Well, it’s really been a month or two of screeds. First there was Joel Olsen’s viral screed-fest: the eff-word filled rant about not wanting to effing read anyone’s effing script.Then there was “established writer” John Scalzi’s “On the Asking of Favors From Established Writers” – yet another enraged “established” writer bitching about being asked for favors by “non-established” writers. (Note: Laura has never heard of “established” writer John Scalzi, but she wouldn’t want t

Design Flaw
This is a photograph of a Volvo C30–the kind of car Laura got a year and a half ago.  It’s one of the reasons she got any semblance of her groove back, whatever that means, and while she’s a little embarrassed to admit that she has always derived a little too much pleasure from attractive cars, she has to say that after having spent practically a whole year in bed after her surgery, getting this car gave her

Ben on the Drums
So Laura takes a week and a half off from Branting (she was kinda busy) and the first thing she posts is video of Ben on the Drums.  This was video taken by her friend Simone at last week’s School of Rock “Guns ‘N Roses vs. Motley Crue” [sorry for the lack of umlaut] concert at the Middle East Club in Cambridge on Sunday. There was also a performance on Saturday at Johnny D’s in So

Real Jews Don’t Run for (Local) Office
Laura’s Brother-in-Law (Note: he’s not Jewish) Laura never thought she’d live to see the day, but someone in her family is running for office! Local office!  Dutchess County Legislature in District 11!  Laura has no idea what a County Legislature is, where District 11 is, or what a County Legislator actually does,

Laura Has Turkey Neck
And now for something completely different. Laura’s going to take a temporary Comcast-bashing hiatus to talk about something vastly more personal and important:  her Turkey Neck.  Yes, for those of you loyal brant-readers who have either never met Laura or haven’t seen her in a long time,  Laura has to admit that her once taut neck isn’t what it used to be (neither are other once-taut body parts, but that’s another brant).  She can