Don’t be mad.Sorry I’ve been the worst blog updater in the world lately. But you know how it goes. Blah blah excuses go here.Important StuffI got some awesome sandals on sale at TJ Maxx today. I ate some awesome Indian food. The cats are doing good, but won’t stop […] Continue Reading…
Linkelodeon!From Ashley: The New Republic interprets Barrack Obama through his writing. I was surprised to find them compare Obama to Henry James, with whom I am lately semi-obsessed.Also from Ashley: The NY Times profiles Rush Limbaugh and almost makes me pity him, but then, not. Which is what they’re […] Continue Reading…
recent dream themes, for Ashley’s eyes only(And for whoever else can stand to read them or who likes to interpret dreams.)1. Again and always with the dreams that I’m tricked into living with and/or marrying my ex-husband. KHAN! Last time I had a really involved one, in which I’d […] Continue Reading…
I love to spend money, because I am American.Not even going to lie or feel ashamed: I am a straight-up consumerist. It makes me happy to spend money on random stuff that I probably don’t need. It makes me feel secure. Rich, even. Even if some of the people […] Continue Reading…
shifted over to photo-blogging for a secSometimes I’m in the mood to show y’all stuff instead of telling y’all stuff, and sometimes pictures are worth at least a paragraph or two.See the empanadas I just destroyed, the fetish-y shoes I found at Ross, and exactly how fat/thin I am […] Continue Reading…
recent food obsessionsI.There’s this place in Rice Village, in Houston, called Istanbul. They make Turkish food, which I guess is kind of like Greek food but not exactly. Case in point: their dolmas taste like the ones I’ve had at Greek restaurants, except sweeter, more subtly spiced, and more […] Continue Reading…
Advice for Girls and BoysBoys first. Boys, girls don’t want to have sex with boys who:1. have to make sure their friends approve of their sex partners, first.2. talk about sex and violence interchangeably. (“I’ll shoot it in your eye, man!”)3. make it obvious that, once a girl has […] Continue Reading…
Here’s a picture.For now. It’s me and my kid.Y’all don’t forget to come see me at the poetry workshop next week. Seriously — if you’re in Houston, near the Heights, come on down. If you have books of mine you want signed, we can do that, too.
stress mismanagementRight now I’m stressed out for a variety of reasons. On the DefCon scale of Gwen Stress, I’m about a 3 out of 5 possible stress settings. So, nothing horrible. Just standard stuff — work, other work, and the eight-years-post-divorce proceedings that are apparently going to keep happening […] Continue Reading…
self censoredThe other day I did like 2002 and posted an IM chat here for y’all to read. It was between me and my friend “Olivia,” and we were being very silly and clever in it. I deleted all the most personal parts.But then I looked at it online, […] Continue Reading…
