Monday – Barely AliveMy boyfriend and I spent the weekend in Austin and now I’m so very tired. I’m always tired, anyway, on the Mondays after I have to go to Austin to get my kids. But this Monday I’m recuperating from days spent between hot cement and cedar […] Continue Reading…
Two Fat PiggiesI.Houston pigeons are getting fatter and fatter. I used to say that they crapped on my boyfriend’s car and not on mine because they know that I’m an animal lover and he’s the opposite of an animal lover. But then, this morning, outside Einstein Brothers Bagels, my […] Continue Reading…
The FeelingSometimes I’ll write something and, when I’m done, I feel sick. Trembly and weak, with chills. Like I’m coming down with the flu. Or like I might throw up.That feeling used to make me feel like I should delete whatever it was that I just wrote. Then, that […] Continue Reading…
Reasons I’m Happy Today1. For the first time in my life, I have the financial wherewithal to consider buying my own house. (And I didn’t need a man to help me get there.)2. We have a fun weekend planned. We’re celebrating my youngest son’s ninth birthday, partially by having […] Continue Reading…
Reasons I’m a Little Bit Sad Today1. I was seriously craving the Fantasy sandwich from Baba Yega today, but none of my friends wanted to go out to lunch, and I don’t have the emotional fortitude to go by myself. So, no sandwich for me.2. I have to save […] Continue Reading…
IssuesOf course I have big ol’ opinions on all the current issues of the day… I just can’t always write about them, for fear that I’ll get so pissed off, I’ll hurt someone or myself. But the time has come to briefly vent about everything that no one can […] Continue Reading…
Last Five Emails I Sent From WorkI.i need to get coffee so i don’t fall asleep, hit my head on desk, and bleed to death.II.Fwd: FW: This is why there are no Asian SuperheroesIII.On the captioned excess policy, the term is listed as 9/15/05-9/16/06.It should be 9/15/05-9/15/06. Can you […] Continue Reading…
Big Old WeekendI don’t have a new book out right now because I’m lazy and I write a book every other year instead of every year. However, because Houston’s Latino Book Fair was this weekend, and it’s the biggest book fair in Texas, and I live here in Houston… […] Continue Reading…
I forgot to tell y’allthat Jonathan Rhys Meyers is, as of right now, the handsomest boy in the world.Now you know.
Bad HabitI’m sitting here at 1:14 AM, cleaning up broken links on my web site and updating certain facts, and suddenly I notice that I’ve been writing this site for almost nine years now.Dude. That’s so weird.In semi-related news, lately I’ve come across several online articles in which people […] Continue Reading…
