It occurs to me that the tone of this journal, almost from its beginning, has been somewhat akin to that of a travelogue. Everything I take in here is a mix of new impressions and the weight of memory. And the same holds true for New York, when I was there the second time: I knew the place, but I didn't, because I had only known it as a child. What ( Read more... )

This evening I auditioned for a community theatre production. A lot of people auditioned, and I've never acted before, so I felt like an idiot for even trying, but I went ( Read more... )

On September 13, 2006, I went on a first date. I had been on many first dates before, in a few countries. I started dating (the Orthodox way, i.e., being set up) when I was 19, and in seven years I'd gone out on so many first dates that the number probably exceeds 100. It will perhaps come as no surprise, then, that by 2006 I'd lost faith in the ( Read more... )

Cranes have a unique way of dividing space. An artist that I met in a cafe recently commented on this, and I notice it now. Outside the living room window of our fourth-floor apartment in the city center, we can see at least six cranes on any given day, lifting, loading. By night their vast, black arms intersect across constellations. We are high ( Read more... )

I knew there was no way that the Veronica Mars finale would be that great--the episodes that preceded it were nothing much, and the writers were unprepared for cancellation, blah blah...I know every geeky detail. But that is NO excuse for the transcendent disappointment that this finale was. I can't remember ever being so disappointed by a finale, ( Read more... )

Only a writer would nearly text-message a friend: "I just got the most amazing rejection!"

Heh.

I wrote a review of Spiderman 3 on my site  http://madwomanintheattic.typepad.com/   and would enjoy hearing people's thoughts.

That says it all, doesn't it? ;)

 Just this week, I got back in touch with David after a year's lapse in communication. I'm generally insecure so I thought he had forgotten me. Then I got a message from him in response to a message that I posted to a mailing list, and it turned out that he hadn't forgotten, that he was doing well in all aspects of his life and was delighted to ( Read more... )

I've started a book review blog! If all goes well,  I'll be updating it on a consistent basis.

The link: http://madwomanintheattic.typepad.com/