Category Archives: 2011

Cleaning Via Relocation

So, the kitchen looks clean because I moved that huge pile of bills and junk mail from the top of the fridge to the cabinet. The bedroom looks clean because I hauled that pile of clothes spilling out from the … Continue reading

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Up… Edit… And Away!

It is kind of funny. I’ve had so many things happen recently that I wanted to write about, but the words just would not come. Sitting down at my little WordPress application, Elliott Smith in the headphones, coffee made, cigarette … Continue reading

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To Whom It May Concern

So, on the fifteenth I celebrated ninety days of continuous sobriety and I found myself a little concerned- I haven’t been writing. And I miss it. I have found myself thinking dreamily about my couch, coffee, some Elliott Smith and … Continue reading

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No Man is an Island… But a Vacation Would Be Nice.

So, I’ve been having this dream. It’s more like a perverse fantasy… I’m sitting on the beach somewhere, light almost weightless sun dress on, the sun is shining but not beating down and the sand is like white powder beneath … Continue reading

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Tooth Aches, Heart Break and Icing on the Cake

I find it to be pretty disturbing that when I have spent the last two months dedicating myself to living a substance free existence that the happiest moment in my day today seemed to be popping the four Advil liquid … Continue reading

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Through the Drinking Glass

It has been so hot during the day (okay, wah wah, it’s like eighty five degrees… That’s hot for SF) and I don’t know why, but I have been so exhausted. All the time. And it’s like that annoying elusive … Continue reading

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Welcome to My Complacency

This morning the rain poured down, not in sheets, but in this beautiful steady stream cleaning the filth from the streets of the city and cutting through the fog making the air the kind of damp cold that keeps me … Continue reading

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A Stitch in the Ditch… What a Bitch.

And a half, actually. A bitch and a half. I finally sandwiched my string quilt and hung it back on the wall. Then I was left in this place of utter confusion. How in the hell should I quilt this … Continue reading

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I Beg Your Pardon

So, check this out: This used to be an orchid. I’m not kidding. Someone told me I should keep a plant alive for a year before considering getting a dog… If you are ever in this position, may I highly … Continue reading

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Optical Allusion

My eye sight is something like a subject of weirdness for me… I’ve worn glasses since the first grade and when not wearing them or my contacts my vision falls into the category “legally blind”. That means, my unaided sight … Continue reading

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