Pictures of Toronto
Fruit market in one of the Chinatowns.
The York Hotel, I think it’s called.
Estonians.
(Or, “The Inspiration for that ‘Safety Dance’ Video.”)
Being stood up by Michael S.
Posing with a fan.
Marvelling at the mounties.… Read the rest!
Pictures of Houston
Giant president head number one, by David Adickes.
Giant president head number two.
Las Carinosas.
The part of the Pigstand that has stars.
Viviana’s Nite Club, where they seem to encourage dancing with members of your own … Read the rest!
Two Conversations About My Boyfriend
I. In the hall at work, between me and my friend Julio.
Julio: Tad must be a saint. I bet he’s going to be canonized soon. He’d have to be a saint to put up … Read the rest!
The Best Piece of Toronto
Weirdly, now that I’ve gone to Toronto for the third time and seen many of its 2000 parts (bad soap commercial reference – sorry), my favorite part has ended up being inside the tourist trap … Read the rest!
Oh, my God.
Toronto effing ruled – of course it did. And now, having accepted my punishment for having such a good time*, I have to sit here and check policies and read an email about our health insurance premiums … Read the rest!
Situational Anemia
For some reason, my body decided to waste a bunch of blood cells and iron on a baby that never came into existence, and now I’m freezing to death.
Also, more than the freezing and the aching and … Read the rest!
At the Movies with Gwen, Who Is Actually Supposed to Be Working
I haven’t yet uploaded the pics I wanted to show y’all because I’ve been busy like a maniac trying to meet a self-imposed deadline. I told my editor … Read the rest!
“Cate’s Visit” Mega Entry
Did I tell y’all my friend Cate was going to visit me? Well, she did! Just this past weekend, in fact.
The Black Bird of Charity
I picked her up from George W. Bush Holy Intercontinental … Read the rest!
My Own Personal Fairytale Revisionism
This morning I remembered the beautiful Grimm’s fairytale book my father bought us and its version of Beauty and the Beast. One of the passages remains upon my mind, but not for the reason I … Read the rest!
The Only Look You Can Rock, Sometimes
Over at Flesh’s place, they’re talking about the Emo look. Someone said Emo boys look cool but Emo girls look like Where’s Waldo. I said I thought the Emo girls’ traditional garb … Read the rest!
