I'm here at Alisal with Peter and his mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law, their kids and au pair, and soon to be joined by his brother-in-law Ben's parents. This is the kind of place that I would never come to on my own accord. Mostly because I do not have the money to do so. Our cabin is almost 500 a night (which neither of us is paying for, this is ( Read more... )

1) Someone set a truck on fire in front of my house Thursday at 1:30 in the morning. Have you ever seen a brand-new F250 go up in flames 25 feet from your kimono-print couch? It's pretty wild. From bumper to bumper, a blanket of billowing orange flames. Lovely, in a post-apocalyptic way ( Read more... )

Here are some of the bands I'm interested in trying to book for Ian and Emily's wedding. I am soliciting public opinion ( Read more... )

Who's the prettiest dog in the world?

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I washed my phone last night.

Because I am awesome.

I stuck it in my pants pocket and then immediately decided to do a load of laundry, including said pants.

Looking for my phone 45 minutes later, I realized it was probably in the washing machine.

Now I'm back to my cruddy pre-flip phone that has pieces of dirt and food all over it. It is not

o, remember when you almost threw up in the street?


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So pretty. I've always liked Frazey's voice better than Jolie's anyhoo.

Holy Crap the Current (www.mpr.org) is playing Paul Anka's version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

It's been a while since I've been so sickeningly, repulsively drawn to something.

Those horns!

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It was like the best junior high party, with good costumes all around and a keg and suck-and-blow contests and people impersonating bands. It was sweet fun. And no violence! And no underagers from outlying suburbs! Just Adam as the Jolly Green Giant, Carla as superman/clark kent (she flirted with a cutie all night and we lost her), a weirdo wearing ( Read more... )