The part where the Dear Hunter saves me from starvation only to leave me hungry

I caught the Dear Hunter and a couple of other bands that I don’t care about at the State Theater last night with my beautiful daughter.
Midnight Masses from Brooklyn opened.  My thoughts were – I have no idea what they’re singing and they’re all about the drums. Besides the drummer doing his thing, the lead vocalist and the girl-pretending-to-be-a-guitar-player took [...]

she wakes

She wakes in the middle of the night, delighted that her toes feel a tiny bit cold. Slivers of moonlight come through the window and rest on the bed. She arranges herself so that the moonlight falls on her face.
She dreams of spiders. Big spiders with legs like yellow wax beans. In her dreams she kills them easily.
She [...]

Be here now

This is what makes me happy:
Making maple walnut muffins on a rainy night, listening to You Can’t Take It With You, the new As Tall As Lions cd.
Settling  into the corner of the couch with a cup of coffee and Dr. Vitolo’s articles on engrosser’s script while listening to You Can’ t Take it With You.
Driving just [...]

Eggsistential

eggciting. eggshilirating. eggsamples.

Like a watermelon falling off the back of a truck

I’m fairly trembling with energy.
My tiny chihuahua-sized cold isn’t stopping me.  
The weekend before I got my chihuahua sized cold, I had no energy. I languished by the TV watching the Food Network all weekend. “Such amazing people. They cook. Why does my face feel like it’s melting off?” 
This week I am my own HGTV/Food Network star.
Lots of [...]

Lover, you should’ve come over

I’ve met someone.

He’s quiet, thoughtful and down to earth.
He enjoys gardening and evenings at home.
He’s cheerful and a good listener.
We’re planning an October wedding.

Magical, sparkling, snowflakes

One Christmas we couldn’t go to church because it was so cold the car wouldn’t start.
One Christmas I got a guinea pig. Sis had it hidden in her room and I had absolutely no idea even though my room was right next to hers.
One Christmas my cat Tess got very sick and I had to spend [...]

Today is the day I got mistaken for a high school student

Today is the day I got mistaken for a high school student.
On Friday mornings I go to the high school to mentor a student. (Also known as pretending to be a successful, well-adjusted adult with her shit together.) Today when I was leaving, a blind, oblivious,drunken, highly trained and professional staff member asked me for my [...]

Cardmaker

The cats and I are making cards.

I didn’t ask for their opinion, but they give it anyway.

Whatever. I’m a cardmaker. A creative genius. What do cats know anyway?
I listen to the Perishers and enjoy making a mess.

Later I’ll enjoy peeling glue off my fingers, while watching Grey’s Anatomy. Awesome.

Rejoicing

Yes we can!
Yes we will!
Yes we did!