Monthly Archives: December 2011
Ready to be moved already
Every morning this week, when I’ve gotten up and come out to the living room, my first thought is always, “We’ve been robbed!” I mean, I guess yeah, I would say I’m easily amused. Although…maybe I’m just going a little … Continue reading
Filed under Endings, Home improvements, Memoir, Nature, Sentiment
2011 New Year’s Resolutions: Finis
Now is the time to look back on 2011 and see which of my New Year’s resolutions I accomplished. I’m happy to report that this year went pretty well! 1. Get off of unemployment In June of 2010 I finished … Continue reading
Filed under Awesome, Beginnings, Being a girl, Dreams, Drew, Endings, Family, Memoir, Nonfiction, Self improvement, Sentiment, Writing
It’s Christmas in South City!
There’s this neighborhood in South San Francisco, where they must have some kind of agreement or something that you have to sign when you move in, because everyone goes crazy during the holidays. I love it. I aspire to one day … Continue reading
The end of an era
Packing sucks. Two years and five months ago, Drew and I packed up all out stuff in New York and moved back to California. Since then we have apparently fooled ourselves that we’re minimalist – we are finding that we … Continue reading
Filed under Beginnings, Endings, Home improvements
The Correct Way to Work a Holiday Gift Exchange
Alternate title: My Shameful, Gleeful Secret. Despite knowing about my work holiday party, and the “white elephant” type gift exchange, I didn’t remember to buy a gift until the day of the party. (Also despite browsing at Macy’s over the … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
English major annoyances…
…I know I’m not alone in such things. There’s this commercial on the radio right now. It begins with a woman’s voice: “Saying the holidays are ‘a little stressful’ is like saying Kim [Kardashian] and Kris [Humphries] were ‘a match … Continue reading
Filed under "Other people", Writing
Ideas for Inventions
1. Hard candies / lozenges that DON’T come wrapped in loud cellophane. Invariably, a senior is gonna want to unwrap one during a quiet scene. But what if they didn’t come wrapped? What if you – or any senior – … Continue reading
A Victory in Battle
I can trend towards germophobia. I’m much, much better than I was in New York (“oh no germs everywhere!”) but I still wash my hands a lot and I don’t like touching door handles and I take my shoes off at … Continue reading
Filed under Being a girl, Nonfiction, Not awesome, Self improvement
Happy December!
So here’s what’s going on lately around here. The show I’m working on (not backstage, just marketing) is The Secret Garden. It opens tomorrow. This week was the Invited Dress (Tues) and previews (Wed-Fri). Invited Dress is always rough – … Continue reading
