General
Open and Close
12 Galaxies closes its doors tomorrow. The club was one of the better venues in the Mission according to my own rating system: there are plenty of places to be where you don’t have to press your chest against someone’s back; there’s a mezzanine for standing around looking cool without being in the crowd; and … Continue reading
Summer Camp
Girls learn about health, beauty at spa camp Oh, the things that happen at summer camp – and what a camp Daron ran for tweens this summer in Marin: a ‘spa campaign,’ or beauty school that sought to teach girls about health and beauty from the inside out. While other children were finishing sessions at … Continue reading
Birthday at the JuJu
Gene and I attended Ian’s birthday bash at the Lucky JuJu last night. This sounds like it might be a dive bar on 24th Street, but it’s actually a pinball arcade in Alameda which Ian’s lovely wife rented out for two whole hours of free play. The games at the arcade range from old-school mechanical … Continue reading
Jumping the frog
Gene and I are heading for Calaveras County with my folks this weekend. We’re all renting a cabin together, which will give the ‘rents three uninterrupted days of carefully not mentioning marriage. It’s good practice for them. I mean, whether we get married or not, there’s only going to be a limited amount of time … Continue reading
Phone Home
Gene finally caved and bought an iPhone. So if you were betting that he’d hold onto his primeval Nokia phone held together with a rubber band forever, you owe someone some money. Getting the iPhone means we’re both on the AT&T network now, which means I, too, had to give up my primeval Nokia phone … Continue reading
B*
It seemed like a genius plan: open a second Burma Superstar just blocks from the first, severely over-crowded Burma Superstar. But like so many genius plans, it went a little south. The thing to know about Burma Superstar is that all the hype and the two-hour wait for a table and the indie darlingness of … Continue reading
Full House
I did some cleaning today. Just vacuuming in the living room and some stuff in the bathroom. I don’t need new speakers, but I do need my computer to be able to control the ones in the living room as well as the kitchen. If I can get a full-house sound, I might clean the … Continue reading
Bob
We have a thirsty ghost and his name is Bob. I knew Bob in life. He lived on the top floor of our building. He had a hard time getting up the stairs and used to rest in the lobby before making the climb; sometimes I’d be passing through and I’d carry his laundry up … Continue reading
The Wart
My jaw joint (located just in front of the ear) is inflamed. You can’t tell from looking at it but I sure can feel it. Apparently, I’ve been grinding my teeth in my sleep. The inflamed joint was diagnosed a week ago, and since then it’s spread to the other side of my face and … Continue reading
Help!
Now that I’m trying to write short stories, I think I need to read more of them as well. I’ve read Nabokov, Wodehouse, McKillip, Thurber, Gaiman, Saki and Salinger: who else should I read? Your help will be highly prized.