About a month ago, I was waiting for the train on my way to dinner. I was all decked out in clothes that usually molder in the back of my closet – green silk dress, high heels, and black gunk on my eyes. Tip to any San Franciscans who want to get hit on: Wear [...]
The problem with dating in San Francisco is that it’s a small city. Only 49 square miles. It takes a mere 20 minutes to get from one end to the other. (Unless you’re on MUNI, in which case it can take anywhere from half an hour to three days.) So every time you stop seeing someone, there’s yet another neighborhood [...]
After a day that alternately fascinated me (exhibit A: sitting in the California Supreme Court chambers and learning about the dueling habits of the first justices in 1850) and sapped my will to live (exhibit B: a lesson on the three branches of government), I was told to hie myself downtown. So hie myself I [...]
When you’re skiing in several feet of fresh powder and manage to tip yourself over, getting back up again is like trying to climb out of a vat of whipped cream. Last weekend, Tahoe was the Grand High Potentate of tricky yet stunning precipitation. After somehow losing a ski and plummeting face first down the mountain [...]
Whenever I think about the afterlife – usually when someone cuts me off on the freeway and I have to slam on my brakes – I generally think of it as a big party with all your favorite people.
Kind of like a wedding, as it turns out.
It’s rare to get people from all parts of [...]
My tiny apartment didn’t understand the meaning of cramped until we tried to stuff in two people, rather than just one person and lots of neuroses. (Hey, neuroses take up space.) I invited Jenni to stay with me for BlogHer back when I was living in a house boasting guest quarters – complete with private [...]
We knew Julia was planning a bouquet of vegetables for the wedding, we just didn’t know which vegetables she had in mind. Thrilled though I was when the legislation came through in time to turn the ceremony into a legally binding type arrangement, the real excitement was the farmer’s market bouquet. Speculation was rampant for [...]
If you’re dithering over whether or not to buy that felt mustache you’ve been eyeing, I highly recommend whipping out the Mastercard.
Villians, cads, and scoundrels.
I had a small, informal housewarming party last week. Small because if I put on a full-blown bash, guests would have to come in shifts. Informal because I invited my friends over for dinner [...]
I planned to spend my weekend lovingly polishing my new kitchen cupboards with an environmentally-friendly mixture of olive oil and warm water before toddling off to Bed Bath and Beyond with the stack of coupons my mother left for me, many dating from 2005. So naturally I spent most of the weekend calling people up and [...]
Thank you all so much for your kind words. They mean a lot to me, especially now. I’m going to reply to everyone personally (especially those of you offering to send baked goods) (Moose: always ready to accept baked goods), but first I want to point you to one of my favorite blogs, Not That You Asked.
Some of Emily’s [...]
