I don’t want to talk about it.
My favorite restaurant, Cafe De La Paz, in Berkeley, CA, has shut down after 15 years of thriving business.The f.uc.k.ing.e.con.om.y. When I first encountered this place, I was baffled as to how/why it was oriented the way it was. It looked exactly like someone had cobbled together three different restaurants. The dining area, or most of it, was... [Read more...]
Second Chances
What are the rules for giving someone a second chance? I find myself asking this question a lot lately. In relationships and friendships, if someone hurts me, or vice versa, we talk through it, or argue through it, then go to our respective corners to re-evaluate the truths that were revealed in light of the conflict. We try again to approach, learn... [Read more...]
Not enough time
There’s not enough time to fix it–to mend over the broken, ripped stitches.Or to make new, luminescent ones. There’s not enough words–I have to shout just so you will hear me, and even then, I’m abbreviating it so you will get the gist. There’s not enough ways to talk–talking brings on coughing, which brings... [Read more...]
a word on obsession
I don’t think those straps are going to hold unless you tighten the br…haha!!That TICKLES! Ahem. I need to admit something, and its not easy, so don’t laugh. Right away. I’m obsessed with getting a Christmas tree this year. I know exactly when this moment happened. Last year, in the throesafter cutting ties with a lover, I... [Read more...]
Love Letter
I decided to write you a love letter. So here it is, my love letter to the partner who hasn’t come yet. I was listening to In a Big Country today, which always reminds me of two things-how the heart can soar, and my friend Tara, because she soars as well. I love that when I’m baking or sorting pennies, you know to ask what’s wrong.... [Read more...]
