I’m a Magpie
Or, when every day at work is a crappy day, should crappy be considered the new ‘okay’?
1. People not saying “hi” back.2. Machines breaking for no apparent reason.3. The phrase “please advise.”4. Lactose intolerance.5. Intractable schedules.6. Klingon foreheads.7. Expired warranties.8. Bank fees.9. Stern answering machine greetings.10. Free-floating anxiety11. Ambiguous instructions.12. Quotation marks used for emphasis [...]
The cat really wants on my lap right now. Sorry, blog-o-sphere, but you’re competing with 20 pounds of pure cute. I may have to sign off rather quickly.
So, how is it Sunday night already? As a matter of fact, how is it October? 2007?? And omigosh, I’m 30? When did that happen?*
Oh, I’m feeling chronologically [...]
Oh, it feels so good to be home, unscheduled and barefoot. Went to the farmers market this morning (after a brief stop off at work), now I’m home with books and tea until it’s time to shop for my friend Chris’ birthday dinner tonight. I can’t wait to give him his present (stylish and an [...]
What a day. I probably shouldn’t go into detail for fear of being dooced, but here I am, sitting at a desk awash with papers, wondering how it got to be 7:30 and what ever happened to that lunch break I meant to take.
But your mother heard the lowing of our horned herds, and springing to her feet, gave a great cry to waken them from sleep. And they, too, rubbing the bloom of soft sleep from their eyes, rose up lightly and straight — a lovely sight to see: all as one, the old women and the [...]
Despite (or perhaps because of) all the various options open to us in San Francisco this weekend, Hope and I headed down to Fort Funston on Sunday for walkies on the beach with her dog.
The beach is bordered by steep cliffs, popular with hang gliders and red-tailed hawks. Sand streaches on for miles, bounded by [...]
Brian’s encouraged me to get a drawing tablet, so that I can doodle directly on to the computer. It’s taking some getting used to, but here’s my first doodling attempt:
In honor of Tricia’s Get it Down: 31 for 21, Twenty-one Things (That You Might not Already Know) About Me:
1. I’m absolutely addicted to web sites that present first hand accounts of paranormal encounters.
2. I don’t believe in ghosts (but I’m scared to pieces at the prospect of seeing one).
3. When [...]
I'm a librarian. Special skills include dog charming, brochure writing, slapdash cooking and long-winded nattering. I also enjoy watching the sunset's reflection in the tall buildings downtown.
For a while there, I taught classes on Classical literature, philosophy, and the history of religion at New College of California. I have an MA and an MFA in Writing, and live on a boat in Sausalito, CA.