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Articles by Sarah D. Bunting

The Vine: August 22, 2007
August 22, 2007 – 9:07 AM | No Comment

Sars,
 
I would appreciate your advice on an unpleasant situation involving my parents and their dog.
 
A few years ago, when it was evident that neither my brother nor I would be living at home …

Celebrity Bull-Riding: The No-Seriously-ening
August 21, 2007 – 3:03 PM | 10 Comments

Okay, so the link was sort of a joke, at first, kind of, but I did DVR it. Did…anyone else? DVR it? C’maaaaahhhhn, admit it. Lord knows I’m not going to judge you; I’m still …

Boy, the Journal has really gone downhill since Murdoch bought it
August 21, 2007 – 11:35 AM | 6 Comments

How do I know? Because the video of me drinking beer and shaving my head is linked in a story today. Heh.

The Vine: August 21, 2007
August 21, 2007 – 9:58 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
 
My boyfriend and I have attended about five weddings this past year where one of his friends was the groom. They were all fancy and we also were invited to the rehearsal dinner for …

Word wanted
August 20, 2007 – 8:34 AM | 29 Comments

Does a word exist that is like “acoustics,” but for smells? And if not, can anyone suggest a sniglet that fits? The best one I’ve come up with so far is “apoostics,” since the question …

Last Ralph Standing
August 17, 2007 – 5:01 PM | 8 Comments

…Boo. I was thinking to myself after the last ep that I was surprised Debra went home last week, because she’s the kind of comedian that I don’t really care for but that LCS audiences …

The Vine: August 17, 2007
August 17, 2007 – 2:12 PM | 36 Comments

Dear Sars,
Last weekend, I went over to a friend’s house to help her pack up her things — “Minnie” is getting divorced and moving out of the apartment she shared with her husband, and …

Day of the dead
August 16, 2007 – 9:30 PM | 10 Comments

I more or less spent the day with Elvis today — blogging three of his movies and watching the E! True Hollywood Story about his last days in between.I don’t really like his music, so …

“Posada, that bastard”
August 16, 2007 – 9:15 AM | 11 Comments

I’d be laughing harder if we hadn’t dropped two straight.

Brothers & Sisters: “Mistakes Were Made, Pt. 2”
August 16, 2007 – 1:05 AM | 2 Comments

“Discovery Phase”:

More seriously, he proposes that if she skips asking him about his private, painful divorce, which he’s having to undergo in public, he’ll take her out for an espresso. “An espresso?” she half-smirks, but …