Hombres
That thing happened again where I have a romantic dream (not sexual, mind you) about a person I don't know in real life and don't think I'm attracted to but then spend the next day […]
Tragedies
Let’s Sweat the Small(ey) Stuff
Sometimes I feel dumb because I often don't get literary references, and don't really know my critical theorists or philosophers. No one's stopping me from looking them up, this slice of the world is just […]
Bedding
The prospect of getting to sleep in a bed my last might before getting to sleep in a number of Bay Area beds was exciting enough to motivate me to open the 38-pound box, pull […]
Grime
I’ve now been a homeowner for two full weeks, not so long, but long enough to shift from sandals to boots. (I originally wrote this yesterday and now it is sunny and humid again and […]
Creases
Though I'm semi-furiously packing and cleaning (only two days left in this apartment) it's easy to get distracted by nonsense like old business cards, books you forgot you had, deciding whether or not to keep […]
Doubles
Doubles are (is?) a Trinidadian/Tobagoan curried chickpea sandwich in a flatbread. I've never actually had one, which is slightly embarrassing as a supposed food person. Yesterday night, I sat (after a young woman gave up […]
Caught Underaware
Adult diapers are having a moment. I was sort of amazed to see this ad in my Cooking Light over the weekend, and made the mental note to somehow mention it somewhere when I started […]
Who’s Laughing Now?
In an impromptu meeting with one other person my boss threw out Gap and Uniqlo when naming two apparel retailers. When he did it again later he said Gap and Lane Bryant, which made me […]
Goodbye(ish) To All That
It originally concerned me that out of 70 units in my building, I appeared to live next door to the only walking, talking child (newborns began arriving a few months later) in the entire complex. […]
One More
For the second time in what is barely more than a month, I've discovered that a hardcore crush from my 20s has died. I'm starting to come to expect such news. It's not that even […]