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Las Vegas Blues
I am in Las Vegas. For a wedding. On a Wednesday. I am not a huge fan of vacationing in Las Vegas, for a variety of reasons. I feel like I always sound so negative, but what is a blog if not for ranting? I was on Tw… -
Little Santa Monica
Tink came to town this weekend, and that was a joyful thing indeed. I am usually a good planner; good at having guests, but this weekend, things just weren't quite seamless. For instance, we were supposed to have a gir… -
The Dinner Party
I had some friends over for dinner on Saturday night to celebrate my birthday, which was earlier last week. I go back and forth about whether I am a "birthday person." It depends upon the year. Since I have been on my… -
Free Tickets
I was driving to have my car serviced on Thursday, and there was an ad on the radio for the opening of latest creation of "arguably one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth century." Now, I realize that that was… -
Formal Shorts
I am leaving on a jet-plane for Switzerland tomorrow. Then I am taking a train through the Alps to Austria. And then I am spending several glorious days skiing off-piste, and going bobsledding, and going to thermal spr… -
In Which I Discuss Flammable Rum Cakes, Ugly Sweaters, Golf, Panties, and Civic Duties
The weekend was…interesting. Friday, CJ and I baked our annual rumcake in advance of my yearly ugly sweater party on Saturday. By rumcake I mean, gross ol’ Betty Crocker cake mix with rum substituted for water where pl… -
As the World Turns
My, my, my. I have had a crazy couple of weeks. I always say that. This time, it's particularly true. Part of it is that I have been writing more fiction lately. It's hard to write more fiction and then go back to t… -
Lady Who Lunches
I have been trying to write for DAYS. Talking about politics (endlessly) was fun for the last eighteen months...now I'm ready to take a break from that for a while. I am fascinated by the historical and theoretical und… -
Flying Crow
I had dinner on Saturday night with my parents, my brother, my in-laws, and various and sundry friends, including, but not limited to CJ and Shred and Cheese. It was not quite the shit-show I imagined it would turn out … -
One Night in Jersey
Andrew and I went to a party at Journalist Jess and Pete's house last night. This was the first normal thing Andrew and I have done in...months: getting ready, driving out to New Jersey, stuffing all our marital bullshi…
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