Two-Toned
Exactly two weeks ago. Charred in Thailand. Now I just have a faint tan that looks ridiculous with V or scoop necks. The thing is, I get so little sun normally that this color division […]
Box Office Bust
Ack. Dear John was playing in Bangkok and I would've paid Thai Baht to see the damn thing if I'd had another day or two to waste (I did see Avatar in Penang. I liked […]
Negative Space
Every few months I find myself home alone on a Saturday night drinking. That is not a problem, and it might even happen this Saturday. But invariably one of those mumblecore films like Funny Ha […]
Mom’s Day Off
This weekend I noticed a transition from Snugli men to solo stroller pushers. On my way to the gym Saturday and throughout my 60 minutes on an elliptical trainer near the front with a view […]
The Not-So-Mysterious Ways Your Body Betrays Itself
When I went to the library during lunch to pick up my travel reading material, Kevin Sampsell’s, Common Pornography (I’ve taken to reading downer memoirs on sunny vacations), I glanced at the other books on […]
Seaver Family Reunion
I had no idea Boner was Chekov's son. But yes, more importantly the guy was suicidal and is now missing, which is sad. I have a special fondness for Growing Pains. In college, the other […]
Allergic to NJ, LI and now SI
Urgh, it happened again. The mystery leaving-the-city barfs (I spared you the tale of Long Island Ikea puking on Halloween) that often hit me when trying to shop and eat burgers in New Jersey. Pretty […]
Some Days I Wish There Were No Internet, Then Baby Animals Change My Mind
Ecuadorian cats, mom and kitten, love a homeless red squirrel. The squirrel’s name is Firulais. Today I decided that blogging is the dumbest thing ever and that I should stop indulging in it. A kitten […]
Cradle-Robbing
So, in last season of Damages, Jill the cradle-robbing gallery owner who has stolen away Patty Hewes’ teenage son was said to have received her PhD in 1988. I was 16 in 1988. I don’t […]
In Which I Learn Impulse Control
“I wonder how the cats would react if I tossed them in the snow?” I honestly thought this when I saw pristine snowbanks out my window. I didn’t not do it because I thought it […]