Many of my friends are turning forty this year. I am not among them - no, I just turned 39 thankyouverymuch. And in case you're playing along at home, my husband Stewart did a very nice job of making the day special. We waited until the following evening for the official … [Read more...]
Someone’s Gotta Do It – HOP Movie Review
This morning I posted my review of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: the Lightning Thief over at Swag of the Day. I wanted to like it. Really, I did. … [Read more...]
House of PITA
*PITA = Pain In The Ass Life Lesson #476: no matter how move-in ready, your "new" house will be filled with idiosyncrasies that will eat up your time: The tiny kitchen whose cabinets force you to learn a new way of creative storage - like putting pasta in the hall closet … [Read more...]
I Do Not Want This Mammogram. I Do Not Want It, Sam I Am.
Here's what's going down this week: 1. We are moving on Friday. 2. My grandparents are moving too. 3. At work the plumbing is all messed up and it's crazy town over there. Yesterday the water was shut off and we had to leave the premises to relieve ourselves. So I … [Read more...]
My Big Fat Farsi Funeral – Part 1
In December of 2008 my beloved friend Jinous succumbed to lung cancer. She was the healthiest person I ever knew. She ate healthy foods, she took healthy vitamins, she practiced yoga, she meditated, she wore magnets in her shoes, and she was religious in that mysterious and … [Read more...]