I’m in LoveNear our favorite pho place is a dry cleaner or tailor who has a bird. I think it’s a myna bird. Sometimes this person sets the bird’s enormous cage outside the shop, and we stop to look at the bird. He/she/it is very pretty – iridescent black […] Continue Reading…
Torture LimboWaiting to find out if I can scoop up a house in the neighborhood I’m trolling.Just kidding. It’s not really torture. I’m still very optimistic. It’s just a little hard to wait for something you want and need very badly and very soon.Professional RejectionAt least that feeling (optimistic […] Continue Reading…
I don’t have time to say much, butI do have time to ask y’all for a favor. Would you please send good vibes to me today? (Or pray, or do a nice Wiccan spell, or whatever you prefer and have time to do.) Here are the general areas in […] Continue Reading…
My FantasyMy fantasy is to walk up to a group of men in suits and say, “Hey, you guys, you know who’s hot? John Doe over at ABC Corp. I mean, he is smokin’ hot. Seriously. Is he married? You think he’d be willing to cheat on his wife […] Continue Reading…
IdeaOn the way to school and work, my oldest son and I were listening to a particularly heart-quickening CD. I told Josh that it would be fun if, when I got into the office today and bypassed greetings of “Smile! It’s almost Friday!” I would take that CD out […] Continue Reading…
Free Writing AdviceRecently a coworker and fledgling writer emailed me an introductory paragraph from the memoir she’s been working on. She wanted to know if it had enough of a hook to snag an editor or agent. Unfortunately, it didn’t. In fact, I could tell that she wasn’t exactly […] Continue Reading…
No, I’m Not Pregnant, But…Here are the foods I’ve craved today, in chronological order:1. coconut2. peanut M&Ms3. tamales or some other starchy Mexican foodThere’s This Ladywho parks in my job’s parking garage, and I don’t know her, but I kind of admire her a lot. Why? Because her car […] Continue Reading…
Say Goodbye to My Gallbladder NowBecause I’m going into surgery at 7:30 tomorrow morning. I went to meet with the surgeon today at 3, and he said, basically, in a nutshell, paraphrased, “Jesus Christ, we need to take that shit out of you as soon as humanly possible.”Luckily, one […] Continue Reading…
