I'm in love with the silence of my house. On Monday mornings, when Ben then Joe finally leaves, when the dogs lie content after their breakfast and the cats drowse after a night of scurrying on staircases, I light a candle and pick up my laptop and a book. My coffee cools next to me. My … Continue reading On silence, and wanting too much
I left my job in August, and I thought I had left behind the anxiety and frustration inherent in working in a corporate world. But yesterday I learned that five people, all officers at the company where I used to work, were let go. I am not sure of the circumstances around the decision -- … Continue reading Othering
When I first started going to Halloween parties as an adult, I wore safe, easy costumes. One year I dressed in brown corduroys and green sweater, then I pinned leaves all over myself and wrapped myself with a loose roll of toilet paper. I was tree, rolled. One year I wore a long tweed skirt, … Continue reading Costumes
Things I do when I am putting off doing something I need to do (right now that something is working on a difficult passage in my novel in progress): Write blog posts like this one Housework Research large parcels of land to buy Read novels Read political articles Play Words With Friends Make lists of … Continue reading Lists and series, part 4 (procrastinating)
I like spring rolls, but they really do look a little too phallic. I don't suppose that's helped much by the condom-like spring roll wrapper. Nonetheless, they are tasty and a whole lot of work, at least for one person who happens to be a novice wrapper. With all the shredding, chopping, blanching, assembling, and cleaning, this took … Continue reading Sprimp spring rolls
When we travel, I get a little obsessive about planning. I think some may read this and think I'm type A, scheduling everything to the minute, holding to a rigid itinerary type of person, but that's truly not the case. Writing everything I have to do (make the flight) with most things I might want … Continue reading Lists and series, part 3 (traveling)
