Archive for November 2010
waiting part three
Written in an airport in 2009. Part one here. Part two here. I tune into the fact that there has been a flute playing in the terminal the whole time I’ve been sitting here. The acoustics are horrendous and the player is noodling about, only playing bits and pieces of songs. Now that I hear…
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Written in an airport in 2009. Part one here. Immersed in my thoughts, I attempt a sip of my still-scorching coffee. I look through the waiting area’s window out on the tarmac in time to see a young, semi-Goth girl strolling towards the terminal. She’s wearing a big shirt, leggings, and black pointy canvas sneakers…
Read Morewaiting part one
Written in an airport in 2009. Sitting in the terminal, way too early. Feeling cheap and annoyed at LAX for charging eight bucks for internet access. I refuse, even though: why not? I’m going to be majorly in the hole financially, taking this time off with no pay. What’s another eight freaking dollars? I have…
Read Moreje ne trouve pas
Objects for which I am searching that I cannot find and that is starting to make me mad: the perfect gum in the proper packaging; ass-flattering workout pants; a charging station that can accommodate camera battery chargers; a decent Chinese restaurant in my area; a black cardigan; Objects that have been mercifully recently taken off…
Read Morein praise of back-up boys
Joey Heatherton – I’ve Got Your Number [direct link] Judy Garland – Get Happy [direct link] Iris Chacon – Cumbanchero [direct link] Ten Gallon Hat, 1930 [direct link] Adalat – Dance The Kung Fu In this one, we praise the boys and the girls. [direct link]
Read MoreFriday’s A-Z
My good pal Toni is also participating in this Nablopomo madness and I am totally appropriating the concept that she posted today — things that I love from A-Z. I’ll stop short of just copying and pasting her own excellent list. I’m not burning out yet on the daily postings.. it’s just a million degrees…
Read Morehalloweekend
Yup, another late Halloween post. Happy Nablopomo! Halloween was pretty good this year, although it missed the frenetic crazed-gang feel that last year’s “Angry Mob of Villagers” inspired. I was pleased to see some witty costumes throughout the week, that weren’t just your run-of-the-mill Sexy [Blank]. These ladies were so, so great. Running riot, being…
Read Morecollect witty friends about you
I promised a couple of Halloween- and Brenna-related stories a while back. Is Halloween over? Too bad! Brenna, as you may remember, is a genius friend of mine with whom I’ve recently reconnected. Here are two instances in which she made Halloween so much better than I could think possible. Brenna and I met at…
Read Moregood friends
Several years ago, my sister L wrote a note to me, contained within a valentine card. Her writing “voice” can be oddly, endearingly formal, sort of New Yorker-ish. From what I remember in the note, she goes down a list of my positive attributes ending with “… and you are a good friend to animals.”…
Read Moreyuppie scum!
My friend Shana and I have been spending time moving our flesh around at the local Y, trying to sweat on a regular basis. Since S and I have flexible schedules, we have been taking advantage of mid-morning classes sometimes, which are inhabited by a lot of Active Seniors. We are honorary Silver Sneakers! There…
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