Archive for May 2012
in which i say a reluctant goodbye
After spending a weekend doing improv in the woods, I returned to cell phone range yesterday to discover alerts that my friend Turquoise had taken a turn for the worse. I went straight to her bedside and told her everything I needed to tell her, not the least of which was all my anxiety about…
Read Morethe divorce cliff
On my recent trip to Phoenix I did quite a bit of wandering around my old neighborhood. At one point, a few blocks over from my old house, I paused at the end of Arcadia St. to see this much-familiar side of Camelback Mountain. That odd, scraped blank cliff has been there as long as…
Read Morebathroom redesign 05: reveal (so far)
[want to read from the beginning about my bathroom redesign? then click this post!] Let’s just get right to it, shall we? You remember this: Now dig this: To say I am happy with this transformation is an understatement. The joy of removing carpeting from a bathroom, forever, is heady. The whole thing isn’t done (shower…
Read Moreit’s not too late
Last night we went to see DEVO at the Hollywood Racetrack. Lamar, his friend R and I got there good and early to bet on ponies, eat, and for those two to buy energy domes… (Sorry baby for the awful picture, but the energy dome figures hugely in the events to come) Lamar and I…
Read Morea short few words about musical heroes
This was written on May 4. I’m sitting in a coffee shop, trying to complete two work projects that are due at the exact time when “(Just Like) Startin Over” starts on the too-loud speakers. Just the two chimes that start the song sends my stomach down to my knees. This song, along with “Imagine“,…
Read Morebathroom redesign 04
[want to read from the beginning about my bathroom redesign? then click this post!] As I mentioned, while in Phoenix, I shopped at IKEA. What else to do when your handyperson is sick but to spend more and more money? I managed to knock off every hardware/decor item off my list (except the weirdly-configured switchplate),…
Read Moreyou don’t look it
Hi, hi, it’s my birthday. Due to various circumstances, it was very low-key but quite pleasant nonetheless. The only BOOOO is that I seem to have contracted a cold, which cancelled some key planned activities, including having a picnic with my darling manfriend fulfilling my birthday wish of getting a little drunk getting a mani-pedi…
Read Moremy homeland, despite the questionable politics
I had a much needed micro-vacation to Phoenix. Apparently everyone I know can’t not make fun of Arizona, judging from the many “be sure to bring your papers!” jokes from far and wide. I didn’t let it bother me. I was a tourist, and therefore lived in a “who cares about politics?” bubble that got…
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