sick day

By hamblog | January 15, 2011 |

I was feeling unwell yesterday and spent a few hours in bed (I’m on the road to recovery, thanks for asking). For the ultimate blast of nostalgic comfort, I found old clips of game shows from the 1970s, the very ones I used to watch when I was home sick as a youngster. Watching these…

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the last time i fell out of bed

By hamblog | January 14, 2011

The time before I fell out of bed because of double leg cramp action last fall was when I was about 8. The only thing I know is that I woke up from a perfectly peaceful slumber — on my white shag area rug. I guess when you weigh about 50 pounds you can hit…

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maybe i just love saying “electrolyte”. electrolyte!

By hamblog | January 13, 2011 |

Nocturnal leg cramps. Horrible. If you’ve not waken up to your calf imploding into a black hole of cramping — well, it’s a treat. Think of me and my glibness when you wake the neighbors with your shrieking. It’s been happening a lot — one particular incident was last fall when I woke up to…

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christmas leftovers

By hamblog | January 12, 2011

Leftover 1 Perfectly descriptive quote from Morgan at Brick House: Anyone else feel spent? I sort of feel like I just got out of holiday jail and haven’t adjusted to living on the “outside” yet. Leftover 2 A recent show called “O Come all Ye Failures with Fabio” on WFMU, the best radio station in…

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now if i can only work on my road rage

By hamblog | January 10, 2011 |

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…

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my favorite news article ever

By hamblog | January 9, 2011 |

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…

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locked and loaded

By hamblog | January 8, 2011 |

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…

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i almost hesitate to announce this.

By hamblog | January 7, 2011 |

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…

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