You always need to have a plan B in life. Tonight I was reviewing fall back careers with my parents … just in case. My dad threw out the option of electrician. I told him I probably should avoid repairing anything that operates with an on switch. Especially since the way I ”fix” my phone is by shaking [...]
Archive for December, 2008
career advice from mom
Posted in my people, tagged career advice from mom, writing on December 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
more love lessons from the old people in my life
Posted in love, my people, tagged family, love lessons from old people on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday afternoon I went to visit my 84-year-old great aunt Virginia with plans to open Christmas presents and show her pictures of my life back in California. Instead, I found myself surrounded by two dozen octogenarians in wheel chairs and playing the unexpected role of key bell ringer in a holiday concert at an adult rehab facility.
I will admit, at first I felt [...]
why you have three
Posted in my people, tagged back in New England, living in Califoria has made me a wimp, shoveling on December 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am pretty sure I know why my parents had kids. Was it because they really loved children? Because they wanted to raise a family? Because they thought it would be really cool to see what combinations they could make?
No.
My parents are more practical than that: They lived in New England. It snows there. And [...]
more intruders.
Posted in all, tagged ant infestation, killing insects on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I thought I had won. Turns out it was only round one.
This week it has been especially damp and cold in San Francisco and this morning I woke to find that ants had returned to hide out in my bathroom until the rain subsides. Bastards. I turned on the light, opened the closet, and there [...]
freaked out
Posted in all, tagged crime statistics, douchebag moves, help wanted, stalkers on December 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So … yesterday I discovered that the gate to our apartment was mysteriously broken. I am trying not to imagine myself in the middle of an episode of Law & Order, however, I am not taking any chances after Friday’s stalker incident. My roommates and I have put in a request to change the lock [...]
‘Tis the season
Posted in all, tagged christmas, douchebag moves, scrooge, stalkers on December 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am trying to get into the Christmas spirit. I am. But between the economy being in the shitter, my car trying to commit suicide in the driveway, and stalkers roaming my neighborhood – I have zero desire to leave my house. Not to mention the creepy window displays downtown.
This weekend I had the lofty goal [...]
Nana online!
Posted in my people, tagged computers, Flickr, grandmothers and technology on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Awhile back you may recall I posted a letter to Apple asking them to please teach my grandmother how to use her new laptop. I would like to report that she now speaks fluent Mac, that she can navigate the Internet like a 14-year-old on MySpace, that she now has her own blog, web page [...]
Oh Christmas tree
Posted in my people, tagged christmas trees, family, Yule-time traditions on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is something peculiar about the timeless Christmas tradition of hiking into the woods and chopping down a tree, only to strap it to the roof of the car, drive back to the city, and hoist it into your living room to decorate with lights. Not to mention the final touch – topping it with [...]
