Katie Hoffman

LATEST ARTICLES ( 240 )

• Follow My New Blog: Cake Aches!

  Happy Sunday! I've been secretly working on a little something that I'm pretty excited about, and I'm hoping you'll be excited, too. If you've been following... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2016 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Open Letter To My Alternate Password

  Hey, you. It's been too long. When was the last time we got together? Was it two months ago when I signed up for that 30-day free trial software that required m... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2016 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Facebook Friend Who Just Shared Yet Another Sped-Up Recipe Video Does God’s Work

  I know I promised that the How to Make Mini Chicken Pot Pies video would be my last post, but that was before I saw the Oreogasmtastic Brownie Skillet Pie. It... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2016 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Contemporary Valentines for Every Situation — Because Sometimes CVS Just...

  

  As holidays go, Valentine's Day peaks when you're 9-years-old, pounding conversation hearts and sitting anxiously at your desk with a Kleenex "mailbox" decorate... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2016 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• On The Holiest Hump Day

  

  On the holiest of hump days, Ash Wednesday, the entire office was speculating about Otto's assumed ashes. The ambiguous dark smudge on Otto's typically pallid... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2016 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Diversity in Hollywood And White People in Trouble in Space

  

  I'm a dilettante when it comes to cinema, but despite my ignorance I still find myself interested in what and who people describe as being the best every time... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Your Hypothetical Lottery Jackpot Plans Say About You

  

  For anyone who's ever worked in a cubicle or has had their card declined when attempting to buy an already embarrassingly unorthodox combination of groceries -... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2016 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Relatable Resolutions We Could All Make This Year

  

  I used to be a New Year's resolution cynic. Admittedly, I'm still wary of the notion that pinning up a new Cats of Cuyahoga calendar can inspire the necessary... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Unpopular Opinion: Gift Cards Are Bad Gifts

  

  As someone who has both given and received her share of gift cards during the holiday season, I think it's finally time we all admitted that a gift card is a ba... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Is ‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus’ Really About?

  

  In the canon of Christmas music, " I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus " is a classic. Originally recorded in 1952 by Jimmy Boyd and made famous with covers recorde... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Santa’s Reindeer: Ranked From Best to Worst

  

  We all know Dasher and Dancer, and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, and Donner and Blitzen, but have you ever theorized about their personalities, like... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Cat Is Ruining The Christmas Tree, But I’m Surprisingly Chill About It (…Now)

  

  the cat woke from his nap with a mischievous smirk; The ornaments hung from the tree branches with care, had no hope for survival with the whiskered scoundrel... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 8 Unprecedented Names Kim and Kanye Almost Used Instead of ‘Saint’

  

  In the emoji-filled tweet heard 'round the world, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West finally announced on Monday that their newborn son's name is Saint West. When... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Plate Police Brutality: The Struggles of Eating in Public

  

  Last week there was a holiday fair at the office. Several coworkers - many who work in other departments and fall into the "name rings a bell" category - sold... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• So You Survived the Thanksgiving Food Coma…

  

  It's good to have you back with us. We nearly lost you there, but you pulled through. Things started looking pretty bleak when you took that third helping of... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 5 Thanksgiving Conversations That Aren’t Even Worth It For Pumpkin Pie

  

  A celebration anchored by a table full of food should be the description of the perfect holiday, but Thanksgiving can be a land mine of cringe-worthy... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Twitter Replaces Stars With Hearts, Breaking Mine In the Process

  

  In a bit of bad social media rhinoplasty, Twitter recently changed its "favorite" Tweet feature to "like" and traded its stars for tiny hearts reminiscent of th... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Only Halloween Popcorn Ball Recipe You’ll Ever Need

  

  Since the 1950s popcorn balls have reigned supreme as the homemade Halloween treat that refuses to die. If Halloween was the movie Mean Girls, popcorn balls... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Behind the Scenes at the Emoji Task Force

  

  A whopping 184 new emojis were released with Apple's iOS 9.1, including a quite a few that had been notable omissions in prior software updates (like taco,... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 5 Halloween Do’s and Don’ts To Keep Your House From Getting Egged This Year

  

  Halloween may be one of the lowest stress holidays-there are no gifts to buy, family interactions to endure, or elaborate feasts to prepare-but Halloween has a... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION