A new classic for my overheard-quotation collection: “When I think of what those people went through, it just makes the hair on the back of my legs stand up” —TJM
Read moreMonth: May 2008
Survival Instinct
In response to learning of a sudden, unscheduled and indefinite cessation of my paying work, I decided to go disaster shopping. It seemed more constructive than sitting around panicking about how to pay for the plane tickets to Nepal I charged to my Amex last week. I used to have an earthquake-preparedness stash of food and drink, but over the years I nibbled it into nonexistence, leaving only a camp stove. But today’s rising sun’s […]
Read morePearls
I don’t believe a blog is the place to talk about my Real Life, particularly not in its current state of multifaceted suckage. Instead I bring you random pearls lovingly gathered over the past few days. In the June issue of Tiny Joy, the newsletter of Sweet Maria’s Coffee, the owner describes how he’s drowning in new coffee samples, stashed in every cranny of his office. Occasionally there are the escapees, loose green coffee now […]
Read moreDeep Fry
Last night I went with Pat & Jen to see Girlyman. The man (presumbly Girlyman himself) had heavy purple eyeshadow, dried-blood-colored lipstick and Kewpie-doll hair. They were fairly adorable. Tonight I finally tried that rellenito recipe that Silvia gave me in Guatemala. I learned that there are numerous steps missing from her instructions, so I winged (wung?) it. I cooked some black beans and pulverized them with my hostile paws. I boiled the platanos in […]
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