after we signed the contract, Neil wandered about retrieving his stuff from its hidey holes. He greeted these things like long-lost stuffed animals - "Oh, junk mail! Never again will you be thrust so unceremoniously into a trunk every morning. Ah, foot cream! I now rescue you from your prison under the bed. Now I will put you right on top of this ( Read more... )

So, jitterbugparfum recently hosted a really interesting discussion on what attributes turn us on. Not what we want in a long-term partner, but what gets things percolating from across a crowded room. I did my best to answer, but the truth is that when it comes to sexuality, as opposed to esthetics, I need words. Seriously. To an almost bizarre extent. Imagine a ( Read more... )

For those who know the band Rainer Maria, or simply have an opinion on every situation ( Read more... )

I consistently wind up with some extra Hanukkah candles at the end of the holiday, because there's always at least one night when we're out late and don't light them. As a result of this, a desire to use the pretty, tall, blue and white candles (vs. the crappy birthday candle look-alikes,) and a modicum of sheer laziness, I often find myself still ( Read more... )

I've been feeling a bit down the last few days, and I'm not sure why. Perhaps it is related to what Neil has dubbed "The Chinababy Syndrome." Luckily, he bought me a big box of crayons and a nice sketchpad for Hanukkah. I mentioned this to a couple of people and they laughed, as if this were a silly present. Do Not Mock the Crayons! I adore crayons ( Read more... )

Fall always seems like the real New Year to me. New classes, new crayons, new notebooks with the lines still crisply blue, not smudged or filled with doodles and eraser confetti. This year, we turn a page and there is lexophile in a crisp white dress, walking down the aisle. You could balance a book on her head, like a lid for the deep well of words ( Read more... )

If you are a child, or if you have ever been a child, virginiadare is your perfect platonic date ( Read more... )

Last night we did some gallery hopping, bought a cool "found art" clock (made from a European pressure gauge,) reserved a print from local artist Robert Gullie ("Bee Boy" - creepy and compelling. You can find it at http://www.robertgullie.com - it's the first thing under "dreams" ) bought ( Read more... )

The rockstargirl dictionary ( Read more... )

Men walk a really frayed tightrope in today's world. Ideally, he needs to be a man's man, and know all of the stats about who traded whom and who just set a scoring record. He needs to have interesting work that does more than pay the bills. He needs to be, not a ladies' man necessarily, but a man who understand women and is comfortable with them ( Read more... )