Skiing – or, more accurately, rolling down snowy slopes like a 130 (FINE, 140) pound snowball on sticks – was one of the first items on my 2010 bucket list. I decided I was going to make it happen and two days later, an old friend emailed to ask if I wanted to go up [...]
Carrie Fisher is an interesting woman. Not that I’ve ever met her, but I did attend the press conference she did for her show in Berkeley a few years ago. I never saw the show – why not has been lost in the sands of time – but I am reading the book it turned [...]
Surprise polka! That…is a surprise. And a polka. How endearing. Polkas are quite jaunty. And make me want beer with a side of sausage. Who plays the triangle? Did he have to go to Juilliard and major in Triangle? How hard can it be? Does his business card say Triangle Professional? It’s probably some vastly [...]
Brains are somewhat all-encompassing in their ability to control your life. Ever notice that? How much power your brain has over you? Yes. I’ve spent years trying to force myself into action that my brain just wouldn’t get behind and you know what? It never worked. Mind over matter, indeed. I honestly used to think [...]
There’s no way to make this sound normal, so I’ll just say it. For the past month or so, I haven’t really recognized myself in the mirror. Not like some existential “who am I in the dark folds of my impatient, angry mind” crisis, but literally. My hair hadn’t changed, my weight didn’t fluctuate beyond [...]
I love discovering things within walking distance of my front door that I had no idea existed. Not annoying things like an overabundance of meter maids (I know they exist) or the latest den of hippies who offer you pot as you walk home (if I was of a different persuasion that would count as [...]
People who know me would probably say that I’m a gentle sort – quiet, kind, prone to looking for the best in situations. But lately there are bright flashes of anger that spike out of me, manifesting in odd, deeply self-effacing comments that are a little too harsh for your average social situation and don’t [...]
Kitchen appliances that do improbable things like grate three potatoes with the flip of a switch or juice a whole apple in 3.2 seconds inspire me. Yes, really. I hesitate to say that I aim to emulate my juicer, but I’d like to become less predictable and more improbable. Predictable is a decided improvement over [...]
I love having people over for dinner. Love it. In fact, I wish you all lived within geographical spitting distance so I could invite you over for latkes and pork sausage – which, incidentally, is what I served Kristin and Scott when they were here on Tuesday night. They were very gracious about how long [...]
It isn’t until I go ice skating on a first date and find myself whizzing past monumental Christmas trees and the lights of downtown that I remember I really enjoy moving my meat suit. Don’t do that, by the way. Suggest ice skating for a first date, I mean. It sounds all carefree and adventurous [...]
