I am not accustomed to people in my private space. I live alone. I like being alone. I am not fond of friends who have told me that living alone is further contributing to the void in my life. I like my life. I do not have a void. Perhaps I merely scare people in [...]
My electronic life is falling to pieces: desktop computer, wide screen television, PDA. Perhaps it’s a sign to I should become more analogue. Sadly, all my woes are happening at once, including a massive loss in data. And I wonder: How can my Henckel kitchen knife that I’ve used almost daily for 10 years still [...]
Looks like people are going off changing themselves again; stepping outside of the charming little labels I have for them. It is possible, I must say, that I am resistant to change. Thus when seeing Michelle Shocked the other night, I was shocked to find out she has gone from “feminist rocker” to “christian rocker.” [...]
The first book where I remember attaching myself to its characters and wanting so desperately to escape my life and live in a different world was The Great Brain. I was a pre-teen girl wanting adventure and excitement. But I was an average student who kept to myself, made forts in my bedroom, and spent [...]
It appears, lately, I have become too serious in my quips about life. Not to mention I was at work for too long, and my ability to consume libations was reduced. But I’m back off the wagon, back in the saddle, back in my seat at my favorite pub reading my favorite newspaper, ignoring those [...]
It’s getting colder, and cold means snow, and snow means snowboarding, and snowboarding means bliss. Ski Patrol awaits, snowshoeing awaits, snowballs await. And all that snow is usually followed by Yellow Snow Ale, a burger and fries, and a damn good night of rest. Winter feels like rejuvenation, like the birth of my life, like [...]
For the record, I am becoming lazy. It’s creeping in here and there, dripping into my system like a leaky faucet. I’m too lazy to make my bed, fold my clothes, get more beer for my kegerator. I’m getting lazy at work, too, letting the last shred of work ethic slowly slip away. I’m too [...]
The leaves are changing, falling, becoming. There will be lots of raking, lots of gathering, lots of piles to jump into. The air resonates with a crick and a crack, delivering smells old and new, sharp and raw — straight into my skin. Sweet Fall. Delicious Fall. Harbinger of Fall. For a moment, just one, [...]
The rain has come. Winter is peeking around the edge. It’s getting darker earlier. Sigh. Every year it’s the same old dreary thing here in Seattle. I don’t get sad or SAD from the lack of sunshine, happy people, or blue sky. No, I get antisocial and tend to sequester myself away. It [...]