Okay, so I started a new job this week. And let me tell you, it’s exhausting. So, to honor the fact that I’m both tired, super excited and generally distracted, here’s a trip down memory lane to tide you over before an all-new In The Ladies’ Room next week.

If there is one stereotype of lesbians I’ve always hated, it’s the vegetarian one. I am very, very proudly not a vegetarian. I was a vegetarian all through high school (though primarily used as a dieting technique, not really a stance on animal rights) but quickly went back to my meat eating ways after my first rugby match in college. Also when I realized that if I wanted to eat in my college’s dining hall and didn’t want to eat tofu, it was going to be time to start eating meat again. After depriving myself for four years, I realized that meat was glorious. I made a few attempts to stop eating meat after that, but I would just quite literally forget that I was a vegetarian.

This week, same-sex couples got to start filing for marriage licenses. Even more awesomely, Hello Cupcake decided they would give free cupcakes to the first 200 hundred couples in line to pursue wedded bliss. Guess who wasn’t in that line? Me. Apparently my girlfriend thinks it is dumb to get married for free cupcakes. Clearly, I disagree and am also still a bit bitter. But the good news is that everyone should be in a joyous, celebrating mood this week. But everyone needs some downtime, so why not check out what you missed on TNG this week?

When I was a freshman in college, one of my friends on my hall made me an Ani DiFranco mix CD. I guess this was because I was the lesbian who had never listened to Ani; but for whatever reason, she decided it was imperative that I listen to her, and listen to her right then. I tried my best to get into the CD, but could never get past (or through, really) the fifth track. The only songs I could enjoy were “Little Plastic Castle” and the silliness of it, and “Gravel,” which is, let’s face it, is kind of a pretty great I-love-you-even-though-I-shouldn’t-song. Needless to say, I was never an Ani fan. When it comes to things I’m generally not a fan of, it’s folk music that involves feelings.

So luckily DC has managed to avoid the snowstorm that is currently pummeling the Northeast, which is great, because the most of the snow has finally melted, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s really excited to not be climbing over snow banks as I’m trying to go out this weekend. But I also kno we’ll all have our lazy moments, and why not use those to catch up on what you missed on TNG?

Sometimes, you agree to do things on a Sunday, and by the time Sunday night rolls around, you’re really tired and want nothing more than to watch some ice dancing and have some snacks. Well, that’s pretty much in the predicament I was in Sunday night, when Leslie and the Ly’s were playing at DC9. But I pulled myself together even in my exhausted state, and went to watch the show.

I know. Gay Face? What is Gay Face?
Gay Face is a very real thing. It is when someone just has a gay looking face.

Okay, so normally I’m all about 4-day work weeks, because the week goes by super fast. Except that’s not really the case when you had the week before off due to snow. Now being at work at all just seems to drag and drag and drag. So it’s finally Friday and after missing some VERY important Olympic coverage to have a social life, I’m excited to change all of that this weekend. And since I’m guessing most people are going to pick a social life over the Olympics this weekend, here’s what you can read while you’re hungover and trying to muster up the strength to go get brunch.

So, it’s the weekend. And even though I had three snow days this week, that doesn’t mean I’m looking forward to it any less than usual. Primarily, because one of my favorite things are starting this week: THE OLYMPICS. While I do like the Summer Olympics a tiny bit better (gymnastics, duh), for the past few weeks I’ve been having a lot of conversations along these lines:

Me: THE OLYMPICS START IN 12 DAYS OMGGGGG.
Friend: That’s really exciting for you, Amelie.

Yeah. I’m pretty excited. Anyway, while you’re watching the qualifying rounds of the men’s ski jump and speed skating tomorrow, or women’s hockey CNBC, why not catch up on some of what you missed on TNG?

During the Superbowl build up, there was one thing I noticed this year, which is that, apparently, the Super Bowl is not for girls.