Had a “real day”- my old schedule. It was so great. I love my life. Compulsively checking email, drinking coffee, getting a tuna sandwich at the local cafe. Felt like summer this weekend. Sitting in my sister’s backyard, eating tri-tip, with the mosquitos and big bursting tomatoes on the vine. It is totally summer (she…

Before I traveled for work for 5 years, I used to be pretty shy. Well it was more like going from 5mph to 100mph. Some obnoxious theater personality would kick in- I mean, I wasn’t afraid of being on stage or on a mic, but I had no middle ground. I had my good friends,…

A while ago, I planned a tea at the Ritz, which led me to their site to find good directions and then I started ogling the rooms. Is my life up to snuff? The Ritz My Apt Wireless Internet access In every room, baby! Built-in electrical outlets and Broadband connections on guestroom desktops Not sure…

[My camera is in intensive care at Lake Forest Village, let’s hope it recovers speedily.] It’s true- I’m single, at a ripe age (35), and yet it seems young to me, because, I’m at the earliest I’ll be until I die, I guess. Personally, I feel like Agent 99, from Get Smart, who is happy…

So last night I was ambushed by my buddies saying that I had been consciously excluding Lauren from various written things. So here, as was requested by the bunch of hooligans, is An Entire Post About Lauren. This photo in particular rubbed people the wrong way- why was she excluded from it??? (she is the…

photo from here. Reading a lot about Lapland lately. I have a bunch of ideas for a trip- going to Germany-Poland-Lithuania-Russia, then over to Sweden. Then last night talked to my friend, the one who cavorted around China with me, and got excited about just going to Sweden specifically: the ice hotel, cross-country skiing. Doing…

Joe Pesci’s Wise Guy rap video. from celebitchy, song and album info here.

Musical Pursuits I had lunch today at a new contract, RightRound– indie music from the inside. Fantastic vocalist and lead editor asked me the eternal question, “What instrument do you play?” and I had a long rambly answer. Basically I suck at them all, similar to my language abilities. Real lessons? Started with piano lessons,…

Antonioni: A God This man is amazing. Saw The Passenger first, was not so amazed, but it brought up those questions running around your head afterwards. Then, got L’Avventura from the library the other day. Watched it last night, and then watched it again with commentary. It was great the first time, mind-bending the second…