In my last post I mentioned my friend who is having issues with his health and posted on Facebook the status, “nothing seems fair anymore.” His post got an overwhelming response, because he has so many friends who love him, and also, i think because they are words that hit a cord with all of … Read more
SATURDAY: My mother-in-law, in town for the weekend, holds my arm as we stand at the L-shaped buffet at her friend’s new Thai noodle shop. She wears jeans, a floppy tee-shirt and tinted glasses with white rims studded with Swarovski crystals. Her friend, on the other side of the sneeze-guarded trays of food, has on … Read more
Know where I am not this weekend? At Sundance. Whenever I open WordPress to write a post like this one, I am immediately confronted by a conveyer belt of newsfeeds, many of which are from “trades,” like Variety and The Hollywood reporter. I’m drawn to the reviews and descriptions of the movies that are opening … Read more
My last notable accomplishment of 2014 was to make it to the optometrist before my annual vision benefit on my insurance ran out. I have a pair of glasses I wear occasionally, but I thought, since I didn’t need new frames, I should get some contact lenses. I was surprised to find out that I … Read more
I see my chiropractor on Mondays. He bounces his fingers along my spine, lightly, barely pausing as he presses the offending vertebrae, muttering, “L4, T12 C7, C4, C3, C2,” He stands behind me, cradles the crown of my head in one hand, my jaw in the other and twists. The CRACK resounds, and leaves me … Read more
1) Last night we had a cricket* in our bedroom. Or perhaps in the wall of our room. The sound the cricket makes is just short of shrill, and the word “chirping” does not seem to do it justice**. And this one was incredibly loud. When crickets are loud outside in the trees, I think … Read more
I saw it last night. It was “okay,” but just “okay” in this case, because I had high hopes means I was disappointed. I jotted down some notes–pretty extensive ones–about the experience, which I’ll probably post, once we’ve passed the initial release this weekend, and once I’ve pared them down to something approaching blog-post size. … Read more
An interesting article from Salon showed up on my Twitter feed this week, on the science of how and why rejection hurts. Here’s a quote from it: Humans are social animals; being rejected from our tribe or social group in our pre-civilized past would have meant losing access to food, protection, and mating partners, making … Read more
Yes, that is a $1000 reward for the lost dog. I hope someone makes a $1000 dollars and that they get their dog back. I hope the people above them get their dog back too…. Also, should I get a side job as a secret shopper?