In late 2001 I was as stressed-out as any American, but as every one of us has our own special crazy-making influences, I had my own special blend of stressed-out-ness: -I was establishing myself as a professional TV producer at E! Networks, working insane hours for little … [Read more...]
10 More Things About Zumba
1. I've been going to Zumba once a week since late November. I have only missed it for sickness, holidays, and Neil Gaiman. 2. Now my friends are going to be mad at Neil Gaiman, because I often beg out of things by saying "Sorry, Thursday is Zumba night, no exceptions" … [Read more...]
Bourgeois Problems
I have grumbled and moaned about our gardener on this blog before. He's the one who comes when he damn well pleases, while all of our neighbors have regular, punctual gardeners. OUR gardener, however, shows up 50 percent of the time, leaving our yard all scraggly and making me … [Read more...]
38 Weeks: Dangerous Photo and Weeping
Do not be too alarmed by this photo - the swelling went down after I put my feet up for a few hours. But let it be a lesson: going all day with no socks on and no rest equals elephantine feet and ankles. New pedicure. So, today when I was making our traditional Easter … [Read more...]
Up a Creek Without a Tums
So, here's yesterday's lesson. If you're driving home from the movies, and you remember that you have only a few Tums left in the bottle, and you think "I should stop at Rite Aid and get more Tums," but you are tired and really want a nap, but you really don't have enough Tums to … [Read more...]