So there's this sandwich. I had to take a sudden road trip back home this week and made a point, as I always do, to stop for a bite. This cafe, let's call it B's, is the kind of place that writers converge, the sort of venue that fosters creativity, love… Read full post »

Flerg! What an annoying, annoying shift.

Let me tell you a little story about K, our newest front desk clerk. Clocking in just over 2 months of experience, she is still technically "new" but knows the ropes well enough, I guess. She still earns her newb status, though.

It's a… Read full post »

I've been thinking about making this list since reading my September issue of O Magazine–things I can't live without, or wouldn't want to. 

White button-up Oxford shirts ($20). Ten or more hang in my closet, crisp and ready to wear. I have various styles and lengths, any one of which makes… Read full post »

Last night I stayed up until 5:30am writing the previous blog post. I haven't put anything on here in well over a year, but can I say it felt sort of awesome? 

I feel cleansed, somehow. Pure. Maybe it's the juice fast (more on that later), but I haven't felt this… Read full post »

God damn, I'm such a lazy fucker. I don't even want to look and see how long it's been since I was on here. For anyone out there who cares, I want you to know that I care. I thought about you all, at least. 

 I think we can add this… Read full post »

This is a diagram I drew of what I like to call my 'soul patch' -- i.e. my vegetable garden.  The old plot of earth. A fertile landscape. A victory garden. The loam of good soil.  And on--

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Here are some photos (finally got the ol' camera out and fixed everything) of my vegetable and herb garden; some potted peppers and also of my cat.

Here is one of my cat, Sassy. She's pretty cute.

A ground view of the herbs. Parsley on the left; dill on… Read full post »

Spring is the season for planting and gardens are one of the most beneficial ways to relieve stress, improve health and lower food bills.

When I lived in Santa Cruz, there was a house that had a huge garden in the front yard and a hand-painted sign that read emphatically: Food… Read full post »

My lemon pound cake turned out pretty well: 

I went next door to my neighbor's house this evening with a basket, hoping for a few lemons from their tree. This is a particularly bountiful Meyer lemon tree and you can smell it's fresh, lemony scent from across the yard.

I have… Read full post »

Today felt like the first honestly warm day of spring so far. For a minute, I almost forgot I was living in the crappiest, most un-happening town in America. No really, have you been here? It's pretty bleak. 

 My boyfriend gave me his racing bike which I fixed up and… Read full post »

Sometime in your future

When the sun is red and dirty

And crawling—

When the road lays bare

Before your shaking hand. 

A cigarette, and a cigarette

And another—

Something about—moving

Windows open, warm air

Fresh, smoggy, muggy air… Read full post »

My brother lifted me on his shoulders and held me,

His wolfish smile tucked firm beneath my chin.

We went out to see the moon-- I had asked, and

Then stood doubled up, two heads craning

Cheek to cheek.

I was a daughter to it, all of the night--

The breathing… Read full post »

A new year, a new decade, new resolutions.

 For me, 2010 means new schools, a new major, new friends.  Today I start my first class at City College-- I have a few units to finish before University in the fall.  I figure by the time I complete my transfer for… Read full post »

"I'm the one who gripped you tight, and raised you from perdition."

I was flipping through a DVD case of mine the other day when I realized that it was probably my 'most prized possession'. That cliche of a phrase jumped in my head and I realized it was true, strangely.  I say strangely because, not my cat? My car?  

 Nope-- my… Read full post »