General
The cure for the common cold
A week ago the Lad and I had both sets of parents to dinner at once. The evening went very well, but at one point I did talk a little about the ways I was being affected by the uncertainty of my job search. “I get depressed some days for no reason,” I said, “and … Continue reading
Books vs Boyfriend
On Thursday I went to the annual SF Library booksale and brought home 30 books for $50. Today, after more coffee than my brain could reasonably handle, I went into the dining room where the Lad was clattering away at the keyboard and where my shelf of unread books was sitting patiently. “How are you … Continue reading
From humble beginnings we built our empire
Today is our fourth anniversary, rather arbitrarily calculated at this point but better than nothing. In celebration of this, we’re going to sundae ourselves into food comas tonight at Fenton’s, which was the site of our very first date — except it was a different Fenton’s, which was possibly a Leatherby’s at the time, and … Continue reading
With what shall I mend it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
Purely by accident I stumbled across Robertson Davies, and then across this: “Oh, this Christianity! Even when people swear they don’t believe in it, the fifteen hundred years of Christianity that has made our world is in their bones, and they want to show they can be Christians without Christ. Those are the worst; they … Continue reading
Nickels and Hair
The Lad and I recently visited Katy at Farm Camp. I still remember the day I met Katy. I was four and she was five. She was sitting on a bench at recess and she had hair down to her waist. I — kept in enforced moppet-cuts by the Moms, who refused to deal with … Continue reading
My accidental internet famousness
Sean pointed this out a few days ago. Look, I’m not saying I am Jared Leto and I’m not saying I’m not, but I will say this: isn’t it sort of weird how you never see us in the same room at the same time? Hey, Jared, take off your glasses for a second…
The city with the largest homeless
San Francisco, the city with the largest homeless and activist populations in the world (probably) is a tough place to walk down the street in. Every sidewalk in my neighborhood is lined with people asking me for things. I don’t give money to the homeless. Not on any kind of principle, but because I live … Continue reading
Several hedgehogs, some nuns
About two years ago we moved into this love palace. I remember what I was thinking when the photo below was taken, and mostly what I was thinking was “oh, shit.” There were too many rooms. There were too many pieces of furniture, but also not enough. Whose sheets would we use? Would I ever … Continue reading
Saving Nine
For about ten years now I’ve been saving every postcard I received, which, due to my friendship with Michele, means I have quite a collection. A little while ago I decided to put them to use and decorated the bathroom and parts of the living room with various scenes from around the world. I’m thinking … Continue reading
The couple that posts together…
We had planned to drive to Santa Barbara on Sunday for Nuala’s birthday party, but the Lad started having weird pains on Friday and by Saturday night he was admitted into the hospital with possible appendicitis. Happily, nothing had to be removed and on Monday he was released after two nights of hospital liquid meals, … Continue reading