November 2011
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Nov 25th
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Nov 25th
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Nov 22nd
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Nov 18th
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As It Were
Here is me quietly humbled before Joan Didion. Here is me smiling in relief. I had no idea how intimidating it would be to stand before her! The fact that she was seated on what was once the altar of a cathedral probably contributed to my nerves. We waited with our books in a crush of bodies in the center aisle of the cathedral. Bizarrely, organ music started playing and I felt like I was...
Nov 18th
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The Rope-a-dope DIY
I hated my old white lamp. Nothing wrong with it. I was just bored. So I decided to let George Foreman pummel me until he was so exhausted that he bought me a new lamp. Actually, I realized that an old vase that I rarely use could easily fit my old lamp inside. I have been looking for something more masculine, and thought of nautical rope.  A quick trip to Home Depot provided the 20 feet...
Nov 16th
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WatchWatch
Curb Your Coffeemate Habit This exact thing happened to me last night at the grocery store! All I needed was Coffeemate but a couple was loudly arguing right in front of the glass door. I tried to go behind them which only made them madder. (See video above.) The guy then said “You know what- here.” He stepped aside to let me in. I started to lean in and he then changed his mind! He...
Nov 15th
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Nov 8th
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Nov 7th
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Nov 6th
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Nov 3rd
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Nov 1st
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October 2011
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Petah Coyne, You're On My List
I can think of so many cultural experiences I am grateful for seeing: Marian Seldes perform Beckett’s Not I, Radiohead at the Hollywood Bowl, Brian Dennehy’s Willy Loman, Elliott Smith at the Double Door, and surely seeing Joan Didion next week will be monumental. But with every list of greats, comes a list of great regrets- all these things I’ve missed and never forgotten....
Oct 31st
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Oct 26th
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