Santacon 2008-SF, CA
It was my first year, and hoo-hooowee, was that a hoot and a half. I brought my flask and water, plenty of small change for public transit and the bars, and some comfy cowboy boots for walking. As it turns out, I was going to need it-I went from 11:30 am to 9 pm! For those of you who don’t know, and I envy your ability to not be seduced at this... [Read more...]
Favorite text messages
From Tea, 08/04/07 Thanks for the surprise B-day gift, but where are my falafel tacos? From Belen, 11/16/07 Belen loves you and wishes to remind you what a phenomenal womanhumananimal you are. She also apologizes for txting in 3rd person- she is distracted with a taco From Annika, before she left for New Zealand-12/12/07-after a round of “I was... [Read more...]
You make me feel like Dancing
From both–”You’re a what?” From writers–”I never knew you were a dancer!” From dancers–”How weird. I would’ve thought by looking at how you dance, that it’s something you’ve been doing since you were little.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So far... [Read more...]
Introduction
Come with me, as we travel back in time… To a day, long, long ago, in 1982. I was about 9 years old, living with my parents on a lake in the valleys below Mt. Rainer in Washington State. My mother and I were in the sitting room/library, just off the master bedroom. It was late morning on a Sunday. We had had breakfast, and the light was muted... [Read more...]
Ode to Redheads-Tom Robbins
How are we to explain the power these daughters of ancient Henna have over us bemused sons of Eros? Red hair is a woman’s game. The harsh truth is, most red-haired men look like blonds who’ve spoiled from lack of refrigeration. They look like brown-haired men who’ve been composted. Yet that same pigmentation that on a man... [Read more...]
