Guess What I’ve Been Doing Instead of Blogging…
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010…watching this video. A LOT. With shoes on (most of the time). MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo.
Dressing for Dinner: Special ‘Wine Country’ Edition
Saturday, September 18th, 2010A much delayed edition to the Dressing for Dinner Series…Special Edition: Wine Country! Yup, I took this show on the road! One of the really memorable parts of the trip out to CA last month, beyond the beautiful hills and vineyards and the wines and people, was the locally-sourced food we ate at two of [...]
In the Words That I Keep
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010Sitting there in front of the blank page, cursor blinking, I struggled with where to begin. Normally, it takes only one sentence of inspiration and then I’m off. One sentence. One phrase even. Nothing. In a flurry of spontaneity, I reached for a stubby, unkempt notebook and my giraffe pen (very good for the tapping [...]
Windy City Wine Festival, We Meet Again
Monday, September 13th, 2010In truth, I arrived wholly unprepared. After a day of cardio (shopping with Fancy) and minimal food consumption (a granola bar and curry fries), I met up with the boyfriend and we rolled into the Windy City Wine Festival. We didn’t know what to expect, but he knew I liked to drink The Wine and [...]
Heavy Walker Texas Ranger
Friday, September 10th, 2010Dear Upstairs Neighbor, You suck. I hate you. Also, you are a selfish and inconsiderate fuckwad. That’s right, fuckwad. You make me so angry that I invent new words in moments of utter seething as a result of your selfishness and inconsideracies. See? Another fake word. As much as I’ve obviously enjoyed being forced to [...]
The Why
Thursday, September 9th, 2010There is a reason I do not write sometimes; do not write like I have not written lately. My reason is nothing like so many other bloggers before me, but it’s not for want of legitimacy, nor lack of self-realization. My priorities haven’t shifted, my desire to write has not lessened, my ideas for “the what” have not gone vacant. [...]
You Can Take the Girl Out of Napa, but Not Napa Out of the Girl.*
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Oh, Napa. I think about it every day and dream about it at night: a treat for all the senses. I remember the taste of the wines, cheeses, and oh my god the heirloom tomatoes; the smell of the pines up in Calistoga; the tangible feel of the searing 100 degree heat; the sound of [...]
