Monthly Archives: October 2009
Does this happen to other women, or…
…is it just me? Sometimes when I am brushing my hair too rapidly, the ends of my hair snap up and hit me in the eye. It really hurts. Either my hair is too long or my brain is too small. But which is it?
Fear
I thought of a way to scare my neighbors for Halloween. First I carved a pumpkin, but I didn’t make it scary, I made it sweet and goofy and fun. Then I put it outside my door, in the lobby — boo! An adorable pumpkin to grin at you when you come home, neighbors! Then … Continue reading
Ride in style this weekend
Berg Injury Lawyers is offering free cab rides around the Bay (but not across the Bay — they’re lawyers, not wizards), starting at 10 p.m. tonight and lasting until 4 a.m. on Sunday, in an effort to prevent all the morons who like to drive drunk from killing themselves and others. For your free cab … Continue reading
Satisfied
Today the smoke detector kept beeping at random intervals, and the annoying Tuesday siren bothered me, and the sink spit out a bunch of soapsuds from the drain like it does when the pipes get confused. Sometimes our building bugs me so much. But then my friend writes to me and is like, “Gangsters invaded … Continue reading
PumpQueen
We had my ‘rents over to carve pumpkins on Saturday. Same routine as always: Mom, Dad and I take about an hour to hack some artful holes in our pumpkins, and then have a few drinks and make fun of them for another hour. Gene spends the first hour considering his canvas, and takes the … Continue reading
Flirty and Thriving
I’ve long been excited about turning 30. My twenties were spent figuring out who I am and what I want to be doing; my thirties are going to be spent creating the life I want. This is the decade where I will marry my fella, finally finish a novel and maybe do a little hang-gliding … Continue reading
Missing
Some events happening on Saturday: -The Mobster’s Ball -The Streets perform at the Treasure Island Music Festival -The Litquake pub crawl -The Trapeze Arts student show featuring everyone’s favorite flying redhead, Tracy This year I will be busy turning 30 elsewhere, but next year I am thinking I’ll have a nice Chicken & Stovetop birthday … Continue reading
Eureka
They are FINALLY re-opening the Eureka Valley library. My library! So close to my house it’s practically my spare bedroom! No more putting books on hold downtown and then being too lazy to ride the subway to get them. From now on, all the books are at my fingertips. The library re-opens on Saturday, October … Continue reading
Born to the wrong time
The merest accident of chronology shuts us out of so many life experiences. Born when we were born, we will never: -Be described as “mean and evil.” -Wear a dressy hat on an airplane. -Cut the pages of a novel. -Attribute a bad government policy to “flapper voters.” -Thrill at a well-turned ankle. -Be able … Continue reading
Knock
I do think it’s funny that Bay Areans hunker down so fearfully when we hear there’s a storm on its way. I do think that. But I have to admit, there’s something mighty unsettling about weather that knocks and knocks and knocks to be let in, like the terrifying little boy in that one Doctor … Continue reading