Archive for January 2011
little by little, stretching, stretching
This man is adorable and the candy looks magical. This video makes me want to travel abroad more than I’ve wanted to in years. [direct link]
Read Morenow if i can only work on my road rage
A couple things happened recently that make me realize how far I’ve come since I was that incredibly sensitive, painfully self-conscious Younger Me. My Elderly Relative completely lost his temper; his rage boiled up out of nowhere and he snapped pretty viciously at me. And it affected me, well, not at all. It was a…
Read Moremy favorite news article ever
From the San Francisco Chronicle Monday, May 26, 2008 Teen fashion gets Rube Goldberg-like results by Leah Garchik Spy L.A. reports on the results of teen fashions during allergy season: In an East Bay public library on Tuesday, a young man about 17 years old and 6 feet 5, wearing baggy jeans and a grill…
Read Morelocked and loaded
The other night, while walking down the street with friends: Becky: I’m wearing a new bra. Talia: So am I! Random eavesdropping dude on the street: Me too! Underwire! Oh, underwear. One of the best things about visiting New York is staying with Tamar and Rich, not just because they are fab hosts and dear…
Read Morei almost hesitate to announce this.
You may have noticed how posty I am lately. Well, I’m going to try to post every day. This year. My friend Paul has been wonderfully encouraging about my writing, and when he announced he would take the 2011 WordPress Daily Post Challenge, I wanted to support him. At first I thought of commenting daily…
Read Moremicro-impressions of my trip to the east coast
This is Strabo, one of Rich and Tamar’s amazing cats, December 2010. My sister, brother-in-law and I cracking up at our stupid groaning sounds we make to each other, like a sort of bizarre tribal call-and-response My nephew showing off the deprivation tank he built in his bedroom Wondering what that comical squeak toy sound…
Read Moregoing into the new year with a little flavor
From the Yoo-hoo website: With all the chugtastic Yoo-hoo to get your hands on, we know you’re a little busy. I plan on using that as an opening greeting in my emails to all colleagues from this moment forward.
Read Moreseen on various walls in my life
At Government Center in Ventura, CA: Are you ready for a pandemic? On a Cadillac in Camarillo, CA: Don’t let the car fool you, my treasure is in Heaven. On the donor’s wall at a coffee chain in Port Hueneme, CA: Dick Hertz On a wall in the State Building in Boston, MA (many years…
Read Morecraftbox: manly embroidered scarf
For Christmas, I made scarves for my brother-in-law Mark and for my friend Rich. I thought that corduroy would be a nice soft-but-manly fabric. That may be true, but it was a bitch to sew. Something about the directionality of the fabric made it really hard to work with. A young man I know works…
Read Morelittle id, hear her roar
On the way back from the east coast, I used the free wifi on the plane (a Christmas present from Virgin and Google) to report: Surrounded by little kids on this flight. Everyone keeping it together fairly well, except for the 1-year-old behind me who is channeling The Beast. Tell it, tiny Satan! This was…
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