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

It is medically impossible to resist that temptation.

How did you find my essays from undergrad? 

You know what, I did forget “I Am on a Quest, and This Quest Is a Metaphor.” My apologies to ancient Greek men, writers named Joseph, and writers who use initials containing the letters J and R. I deeply regret the error. 

These are the hard truths I need to hear. Thank you all. 

Well, set Nana up with a Kinja account and get her over here. We can all bitch together. Welcome, Nana!

I mean, even though these are made from my own stomach fat, they still feel sort of alien. But I love that? I will literally show them to anyone who will look because I’m like, “They’re not even made of boobs! Just look!” 

I want Wink to win a Golden Globe at least. I’d really love an Oscar for that dog.

Okay I’m glad you noticed that too. I thought I was missing something when I was trying to remember who performed on night two. Why was it so stacked on the first night? 

Oh yes, this list is in no way meant to be all-encompassing. It’s not Eurovision without a bop about falling in love with the devil! 

Oh definitely like Georgia, Florida, or a Carolina. But Louisiana wouldn’t want either state to get more votes because of the superiority complex with one and the inferiority complex with the other.   

Okay I understand the spirit of what you are saying but as someone from Louisiana, it would never give its freedom points to Mississippi or Texas.

I wore this exact blazer every day in grad school. Can confirm its greatness.

Shit I even Googled the chorus because I was like “that can’t be the title, right?” It wasn’t! Thanks for nothing, Google! Changing now. 

I mean, “Why I Live at the P.O.” was Eudora Welty living for petty like all true Southerners, myself included, secretly or not so secretly do.

Trust me even if I explain to you what happens right now, you would still be deeply confused. I had to listen twice. 

I was just noticing the like disparity. Symone has the most likes at 39K, with Gottmik at 36k, and Rose approaching but not quite at 33K. That all seems to line up with the odds of each person winning. Kandy has 10k. At this point, the show seems cruel for bringing her into a finale just to be embarrassed like this, Read more

Right? You’re draining a cow abscess, my dude. That’s messy work, so maybe just take your shirt off?

Yes!!! This is specifically the eyebrow I want

Oh that’s good intel, as I currently have three different eyebrow pencils and a powder and hate all of them. Thanks!