Have I given up on this blog? I have not. Today I dragged Paul to Franklin Canyon Park, which is a very nice and sort of hidden park that’s not far from our house. We went on a non-strenuous hike while he grumbled about nature. It was fun. We saw a large duck pond, with several … Read more
I saw a screening of West of Memphis the other night—a documentary about three teenagers who were convicted killing three children back in 1994, and about a criminal justice system that seems committed to maintaining the status quo even at the cost of innocent peoples’ lives. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ0p44qDqK4?fs=1] There was a Q and A afterwards. … Read more
Last Saturday was my birthday, for the first time in many years, I had a party. (I might say”we” had a party, but Paul insisted on referring to it as “B’s party” for most of the preparation period.) I used to entertain more frequently, but since returning to Los Angeles a few years ago, life … Read more
So….tired…at the end of a good day. So much to thankful for…but again, so tired. Only have the energy to talk about one thing…and that shall be: Cranberry sauce. Never really understood the appeal, but this year I made the cranberry components, and have to say, I am starting ot understand more what the fuss is … Read more
Six weeks from the surgery, flown by. In some ways like it never happened (though of course in many ways like it did.) Into my third week (or is it fourth?) back at work. And it’s also the third week of my second course for the semester–a five week intensive on the topic of fairy … Read more
Currently there are four seasons of Mad Men on Netflix. I’ve always figured it would be one of those series that would be fun to plow through hours at a time when the opportunity presented itself, and with my recent illness and end of my writing project, I thought the time was right. I’m halfway … Read more
When I first understood I had endometrial cancer, the first place I turned was the internet. Before I reached out to friends or family in the 3-D world, I reached for my computer. Granted, I was sitting in a room with no people and a computer–but regardless–the internet was where I took my fears–searching for … Read more
Every morning when I come into work and boot up my computer there is a new wallpaper on my desktop. I have been screen-grabbing them just to show you. Who provides these wallpapers? Dell? Microsoft? Unknown. But my computer is a slow booter-upper, and thus I gaze at them for a few moments every morning … Read more
In celebration of the fact that I turned in a full draft of my script this week (!!) and that Paul doesn’t have to work on his movie. And because it’s been a pretty heavy event-laden couple weeks, and because it will be in the triple digits inside our house by afternoon, there is loud … Read more
Guns.Four old rifles. The oldest one was from 1896.My brother vaguely remembers learning how to shoot targets once in Boy Scouts. No one taught me how to shoot anything in Brownies,I don’t recall ever shooting a gun. In fact, I don’t recall ever holding a real gun. But holding a heavy rifle made me wish … Read more