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My doctor said “bronchitis” but all I heard was “vindication.”
You know how as soon as the mechanic opens the hood and listens for the pinging noise, your car absolutely refuses to do it anymore? It’s the same for me and doctors, kind of. As soon as I make an appointment to see a doctor, I start feeling better. I start thinking “Don’t waste this … Continue reading
The Groaning
I’ve been sick most of the week. Still working through it, but the drugs have just kicked in, so for the moment I’m willing to be funny about it. Truthfully, I am not too good with illness or pain. I quickly get to the point where my throat only wants honeyed tea, but I cannot … Continue reading
Happy Halloween! (Or, getting the spirit.)
I’ve been so Grinchy about Halloween this year. I’m not sure why. I was so excited last year, and then we had even more cute little trick-or-treaters than I was expecting and friends came to our house to hang out and a good time was had all around. So why the grumbling? Why the desperate … Continue reading
Triclops princess
This weekend we had a pumpkin-carving party. Let me first explain that I go through this funny thing every autumn. I am a sun-worshipper — the more summery goodness, the better, as far as I’m concerned. Except around October, when I start imagining how great it will be to wear rust-colored sweaters and tall boots … Continue reading
Dancing penguins
For my birthday, Gene got me a set of 100 Penguin book cover postcards: I was going to use a level to put some of them on the wall, but we couldn’t find our level and I am not a patient person. So… … Continue reading
If the island’s rocking, don’t come a-knockin’. (Actually, DO come a-knockin’, and bring water and canned green beans.)
Last night, Gene and I took the first of six disaster-preparedness classes offered by Alameda’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). I still don’t have an emergency kit in the house, but at least I know a little more about what items I’ll be missing in the next big quake. (If you are wondering, I’ve finally … Continue reading
Oops.
Richard III starring Kevin Spacey was awesome, if you’re wondering. I mean, I heard it was awesome. I’ll never actually know. I was all geared up to go tonight, and then realized my tickets were for last night’s show. I am dumber than every dumb thing that has ever been dumb. Sigh.
No, you cannot freaking call me Fred. Stop calling me Fred, dammit.
I just finished a lovely birthday weekend, which means it’s time to start thinking about Halloween. Ladies, may I suggest something sexy? I love those drawings, especially the Sexy Inflammatory Email. I actually did dress as a Sexy Flame War one year. Well…if I’m honest, it was not actually that sexy. Except when I made … Continue reading
An excellent question
Last night I walked into the office and read this to Gene, from Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse: “Perhaps it was my life, my quiet scholarly life, immersed in books, shut off from the world, that was the wasted one. Life at second hand. Be honest now, was I getting kicks out of life? A … Continue reading
The next big thing
A few years ago I had a viable business as a freelance writer, in which I found clients, convinced them to hire me, set my own fees, and met multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines. I was brave, I was motivated, I was a shy and disorganized person who forced myself to become socially adept(-ish) and … Continue reading