Monthly Archives: August 2004
Butterflies in the garden
Here is some free advice: if you are going to move into an apartment where the radiant heat cannot be turned off, do not do it on the hottest weekend of the year. But last night I saw the fullish moon set over the bay and the twinkly lights of the Castro spread out underneath … Continue reading
Terror of Bengali turns 25; Asia strengthens its borders in preparation for attack
When folks started calling her chicken She was mad that the nickname was stickin But she was in luck Cause we named her The Duck And now she’s a chick in a clique…en. I stole this picture from you, because it is so cute. Happy birthday, Grandma! I love you as only a pig can … Continue reading
Entirely too long
Charlie Hunter plays what looks like Count Rugen’s guitar and during the show his expression is an impossible combination of coolness and sincerity. This was the expression we all watched longingly from across the quad on the face of a certain boy in high school as he leaned, Jordan Catalano-like, against the wall, thinking hip … Continue reading
A list for not shopping to
It is time to start sloughing off the things which are not to come with. Me. In my move. Sometimes for talking like a translated manual. Here is a list you of you-might-wants. – boxy tealight holder with moon face – assorted books including Rushdie’s Fury and some Calvino and Wallace – A large pot … Continue reading
I do science on my laptop
I would think that after locking it in a drawer for six years, Gabriel Knight III would be dead from malnutrition. But when I opened the drawer yesterday it sprang out at me and devoured my weekend in a gulp, fresh as a morning daisy. Go figure. The Gabriel Knight series was one of the … Continue reading
She’s sharp as a tack, I don’t care if I ever go back
Two job interviews yesterday. The first was with a woman who looked a lot like Molly Shannon. This made it difficult to take her seriously, so I did not utilize my mad interview skills as well as I normally do. But I was undaunted, even after flubbing three of her questions and sweating through most … Continue reading
WE GOT IT!
– 16th & Castro – Hardwood floors – Living room, bedroom, study, big remodeled kitchen, laundry in building – Communal garden in the backyard which is large and gorgeous And today, for the first time in two years, I can’t call the Lad at home because he is at work. So I will tell all … Continue reading
Little feet and the staple gun
Today one of my coworkers brought her toddler to work. Well, I didn’t need both eardrums, right? It’s 3:00 and I’m trying to figure out a nice way of saying “Go home early and take your child or my ears will fall off from listening to the tea kettle screech she emits.” Possibly I will … Continue reading
Long-haired brunette with sparkling credit report
I’ve started looking at apartment listings for real now that the Lad and I have only a month to find our dream home. Surfing craigslist every day with a very limiting set of parameters to work with is like commuting to work on MUNI. You recognize most of the people around you from the previous … Continue reading